"In the state of nature, every man is under God, judge and sole Judge, of his own right and the injuries done him: By entering into society, he agrees to an Arbiter or indifferent Judge between him and his neighbors; but he no more renounces his original right, than by taking a cause out of the ordinary course of law, and leaving the decision to Referees or indifferent Arbitrations. In the last case he must pay the Referees for time and trouble; he should be also willing to pay his Just quota for the support of government, the law and constitution; the end of which is to furnish indifferent and impartial Judges in all cases that may happen, whether civil ecclesiastical, marine or military". Samuel Adams
My interpretation of the quote is that man/woman is under Gods’ judgment and his/her sole judge, however they choice to give up this by entering into society and coming into agreement with an Arbiter. Although, he/she as not renounces his right but has taken the course of law of relieving themselves of the trouble of making a judgmental decision between their neighbors, by doing so they have appointed referees which we call government. By appointing a referee for time of trouble they should pay for the support of the government by dedicating or extending themselves in time of civil matter and also by paying taxes.
I choose this paragraph because a lot of people question why after they have left their home land for changes, they are bombarded by more laws and taxes. This paragraph explains that this is a choice made by an individual for a new life and it come with them choosing a government/referee system to by pass them making a judgmental decision on their own.
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