If there were no soldiers, how was order preserved?
What happened in the case of riots?
What about the collecting of taxes?
"Riots?
There ain't no riots in this country.

What would we riot for?
We're too busy.

And taxes?
There ain't no taxes except for schools." "Not for churches ?" enquired the foreigner.
"No, every man supports his own church or no church at all if he likes it better." The foreigner was deeply impressed.

What a country it was, to be sure! No soldiers, no riots, no taxes, and churches only for those who wanted them! He made diligent enquiry as to the Mennonite settlements, where they were placed, their size, the character of the people and all things pertaining to them.

But when questioned in regard to himself or his own affairs, he at once became reticent.