libertarianism and totalitarianism

How far should government go to maintain the rights of the people, provide public necessities, and promote equality among the people? One argument is that the government should control every aspect of the lives of its citizens. The opposite government is one that leaves all control in the hands of each citizen. It seems that a perfect government would be somewhere in the middle.
Totalitarianism is the type of government in which the state has complete and absolute control over almost every part of a person’s life. The government makes a person a slave to the state and gives no freedom of choice to any of its citizens. This type of government may be viewed as an extreme form of conservatism. Conservatism believes that the main purpose of the government is to maintain order though out the people. Conservatism puts great effort into continuing traditions. For example, a woman serves only in a domestic role and religion is a necessity in the family and in school life. To...