In your idea of a perfect country, what exactly would be the role of Government?

Police, military, courts, infrastructure, minimal regulations on business (enough to prevent monopolies, price gouging, and unethical practices). Maybe a few other things, but not much else...see link below, that sums it up pretty well.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_watchman_state

To protect the citizens from outside evils as well as internal ones.

Before the Fed was established

Running the Military, the FBI and CIA...

The states should do the rest...