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HA!!

Rome (liberal in its historical context)

Incan Empire (don't know about the liberal-ness but they encompassed many different tribes of South America)

I'll throw the British Empire in there too.

Because compared to the absolute monarchies that guided the Spanish and French colonial empires, the British Parliament was wicked liberal. And they were successful as a stepping-stone towards global culture and government, despite what followed the cries of "Bloody savages!" in Africa and Asia.

Seaside Heights, NJ

awesome.

"I contend that we [the English] are the finest race in the world and that the more of the world we inhabit the better it is for the human race. Just fancy those parts that are at present inhabitated by the most despicable specimens of human beings what an alteration there would be if they were brought under Anglo Saxon influence...." (Cecil Rhodes)

"The only thing the african understands is a firm, strong hand" (From the movie "The Last King of Scotland")

What a vague question.

I would say any modern first world country where "successful" societies have already been established. i.e. any part of modern Europe, or this country.

It's tough to use modern notions of "liberal and diverse" when talking about Old World/ancient empires but the Inca were vast.

ancient empires - "liberal" with caste systems...
Mongolia (hundreds of cultures)
Rome (world influence)
Egypt (vast and highly advanced..in historical context)
Persia (Zoroastrianism = free will)

don't forget Indus, Tigris, Euphrates....

The most conservative successful societies are hard to find but societies such as Japan, and to a lesser extent, China, are unique. All the rest are third-world countries.

Van Nuys, CA.

ancient Gaul was made up of hundreds of different ethnic societies, but back then they would have considered themselves not one tribe like we do today


Iceland was successful and very liberal until jesus came to them.