The English settlers in the United States, therefore, early perceived that they were divided into a great number of small and distinct communities which belonged to no common centre; and that it was needful for each of these little communities to take care of its own affairs, since there did not appear to be any central authority which was naturally bound and easily enabled to provide for them.
Estatu Batuetako ingelesak, hasieratik, hainbat gizarte txiki ezberdinetan banaturik aurkitu dira, erdigune amankomun bati lotugabeak, eta gizarte txiki horietako bakoitzak bere arazoez arduratu behar izan du, ez baitzen inon agintaritza zentralik ikusten ardura horiek berez hartu behar zituenik eta erraz konpon zitzakeenik.