[MamaTexan]

Unless, of course, your meaning was a voluntary subordination of a personal nature and not one forced upon the individual by others.

Should that be the case, then you are correct.

[An American!]

I was referencing voluntary which is why I mentioned the last line of the Declaration of Independence to clarify. “...And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor.”

Have a great Texan day!