In every political culture, the "we" touches upon sacred things. Human beings are by nature social animals. But the particularity of the "we" is always a gift. Patrimony comes unbidden. I was created in the image and likeness of God, a noble heritage I share with every other human being. But in that universal inheritance I did not receive my distinctive patrimony as a "Reno." That came by accident.
If I were from another family, I would still enjoy all the dignity of the humanity I share with others, but I would not be a "Reno." And yet I do not feel the contingency as a diminishment.
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