Order versus Peace

I came to a realization about the laws that communities are often governed by and the general idea of the law and order system in most countries and communities.
This realization is that the system is one based on fear. A system where punishment is attached to guidelines or rather, disobedience of said guidelines.A system where everyone is made afraid of the consequences of particular actions so they rather not perform said actions, however, there are even greater fears than getting caught in a bad act. Fears that can consume a soul such as fear of death, poverty and most importantly insignificance. Even fears that one would see as minimal may rise up in some minds to consume them like fear of rejection, or more commonly referred to as peer pressure. While these consuming fears exist, there may be order sometimes and sometimes there may be anarchy, but peace will never reign, why? Because these people having these fears don't have an understanding.
Now, many countries decided while trying to come up with their laws that their foundation would be based on biblical laws and all well and good, but either there was never an understanding or along the line, understanding was misplaced, because we find that many people keep disobeying the laws, so much so that even the lawmakers no longer have respect for both the laws they themselves have laid down, and more importantly the laws their predecessors lay down before them. As a matter of fact, leaders in places like Nigeria now come up with laws based on a whim or a fleeting thought which is quite sad. Now, laws are written based on many different things while placing fear as a driving force for people to obey these laws but the main factor that is supposed to be the foundation for law-making has been lost along the line. The foundation of the biblical laws are no longer considered when said laws are being thought of.
According to my understanding of the bible and the laws in it, for example, the 10 commandments given in the old testament, they were given to the people of God and they were told to obey them to the letter, else they would find the consequences highly unfavorable. They never really understood the laws or why they had to obey them but they did and where they didn't, they would have to suffer.
However, in the new testament, Jesus was sent down and he gave us understanding and one commandment: To love. This understanding makes us realize that to love is to have God in you and also that when you have the love of God in you, these biblical laws will be a part of you. Now being that many countries decided to base their laws on these biblical laws, anyone who has the love of God in them will respect and abide by these laws at all times. I guess what I'm trying to say is that for peace to reign anywhere, the people have to unite under the cloak of the love of God. Only then can true peace reign in any place. My opinion.