I know what you are getting at, but it used to be that the State had a duty to protect our rights in return for us to protect the state...former definition of citizenship...hence making us an equal to the State. And that is what I am speaking of!
Printed copy · Anthology Volume 5, page 733Printed copy from The Tender For Law Anthology, Volume 5, page 733 (printed 13 June 2014). Added by this site; not part of the Facebook export.