How Did Governments Begin?
What were the earliest governments? TINNY: The beginnings of government are certainly less than auspicious. Governments originated in the exercise of brute force. As the human species made the transition from animal to beings with self-reflective consciousness these early social primates were ruled by the biggest, strongest, most ruthless individual in the group. This was the first form of human government, one individual imposing his will on the members of the social group by force and aggression. PHILOSOPHER-SCIENTIST: So the members of early human society never agreed to be governed. TINNY: The first people never agreed to be governed and no people since have ever agreed to be governed. Government once imposed upon the members of early society by force has maintained its control over the human race through the various progressive stages up to and including the present political systems. The control by government has always been and still is imposed upon the members of human society
Present day government grew out of the family and clan organization that made up ancient tribes. Some people working together to lead or control a group of others formed the beginnings of government. Primitive governments were tied in closely to religion, with the king or chief of a tribe also the high priest. As cultures grew a