Quote by Sam Houston. Painting by Rudolf Koller. Commentary on Individualism...

"Texas can make it without the United States, but the United States cannot make it without Texas."

Sam Houston (1793-1863)

It is true, such quotes by cinematically depicted giants of North America history are often the fusion of evidence, folklore, melodrama amid contradiction, making impossible the distinctions, yet the words logically noteworthy nonetheless.

For it is also true, the nation did not form the states but the states formed the nation, just as cities and counties formed the states, families and communities formed the cities and counties, and hardy, rough-and-ready individualists formed the families and communities.

Societies are preceded by communities, particularly families upon the union by pledge thus mutual consent of two individuals. Thereby the entire social structure rests, morally founded by unanimous agreement, morally framed, sustained then maintained by such perpetually consensual mutuality or unanimity.

All other societal propositions then impositions immediately or inevitably however unavoidably disregard then violate the one ethic hence singular human right to consent or dissent on all matters, as determined by the peculiar human ability to reason.

Come let us Reason. Peace is always a Choice.
Study, Ponder, Labor, till last Breath.

Note:
Painting above by Swiss artist Rudolf Koller (1828-1905).