But this no more makes a man a member of that society, a perpetual subject of that commonwealth, than it would make a man a subject to another, in whose family he found it convenient to abide for some time; though, whilst he continued in it, he were obliged to comply with the laws, and submit to the government he found there.
Honek ez du esan nahi, ordea, pertsona horrek gizarte horretako hiritar, errepublika horretako menpeko, bihurtu behar duenik, pertsona bat beste batenaren familiarekin denbora batean bizitzeagatik menpeko bilakatzen ez den hein berean; hori bai, han legokeen artean indarrean dagoen gobernuaren legeak betetzera behartuta dago.