We are a nation, not a state. A nation is a people with shared morals, language, faith, and culture. A state is the governmental apparatus that enforces itself over a nation, or nations, in order to keep order. When those in government are the same as those who make up the nation, then peace and order reigns. When those in government comprise a different class or type of people to those who make up the majority of the nation, then the government (the state) must use force or deception to enslave
