First of all, civilization EXISTS so long as someone plays “The St. Anne” this well:
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude and Fugue in E-Flat Major, BWV 552
These only are the responsibilities of national government:
Six inches or more of fertile top soil.
Clean water and sewage.
Abundant trees.
Protection of monasteries and creation and protection of judiciaries.
Creation, maintenance and commitment to warfare, upon military necessity and under military rules, judgment and decision, of combat-ready national defense forces.
These only are the responsibilities of state and local governments:
Six inches or more of fertile top soil.
Clean water and sewage.
Abundant trees.
Protection of monasteries and creation and protection of judiciaries.
Creation, maintenance and commitment to crime-free cities, towns, villages and countryside of high-ready state and local police forces operating under policing rules, judgment and decision.
AMDG