Humans have arrived at many solutions for organizing society, widely varying.

They range from absolute monarchies to near-anarchies. Some have functioned well. Some have functioned well enough for centuries. Others have been utter failures. Analysis of this is too complex for this kind of communication--I've been studying this for years and while I have pretty good ideas of what to look for in a government, I don't have a clear idea of the total end product, and frankly, I have a lot of suspicion of those who claim they do. Utopians are not good for children and other living things.

Once again, one thing I look for is a system that tends to reduce centralized power, allows maximum individual liberty and multiple solutions for problems, and limits the amount of damage that can be done by either a small number of rulers or a large number of voters.

That's pretty vague as far as details go, and leaves a lot of questions unanswered, but it does give me a decent foundation for my positions on a lot of issues.

Now, we do not pretend to have achieved perfection, but we do have a system, and it works.

--Klaatu, in "The Day The Earth Stood Still," after explaining how his society is organized.