I was replying to the comment about historical evidence by pointing out that we don't have conclusive evidence either way, so it's an open question. There have

I was replying to the comment about historical evidence by pointing out that we don't have conclusive evidence either way, so it's an open question. There have certainly been some historical areas arguably without government, to various degrees [1], but the longest of them (~330 years) didn't last much longer than the oldest constitutional republic (which I believe is the US) has so far, while other forms have lasted for a thousand years or more. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarchy#Lists_of_ungoverned_communities http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarchy#Lists_of_ungoverned_com...