Most everyone lives in some semblance of what is known as civilization, in which the very principle point of that civilization is for its people to voluntary gather together into one body politic, in order to create the rules, regulations, and commitments that are required by those people so as to effect prosperity, safety, and liberty, for those people. What we then find is that some of those people will be wonderful and productive members of that civilization, doing far more than asked or required of them, whereas many will do about what is expected of them, and then there are those that don't carry their own weight, for whatever reason, justified or not, and even worse, there are those few that actively work against the good of that civilization.
It is incumbent upon each member of that civilization, to understand their duty to that civilization, in the recognition that liberty, freedom, and choice, require a construct in which each member of that civilization, has an innate responsibility to be an integral part of that civilization and therefore has an obligation to do their part for their civilization; for without a stable and fair civilization, the freedom to pursue what one desires, falls apart. Further to the point, civilizations are required therefore to have the power to assert its governance upon the people, so as to require them to each do their part to be members in good standing of that civilization, of which fines, penalties, restrictions, obligations, and taxation are part and parcel of what civilizations mandate from their people.
So that, to be born American, for example, does not, in and of itself actually make that person, truly American, though, far too many people, believe that this is so. Rather, a good American, is one that not only lives to the principles of what that country so represents, but fulfills their duty and commitment to that country by doing their part, to fulfill their fair obligations to that country, which may include, civil service duties, taxation, and a basic understanding of its Constitution.
This does not indicate that citizens should blindly follow the dictates of those that are their governmental representatives, without ever questioning that authority and its right to be obeyed; but rather it must be recognized that in a society in which the people have democratically elected representatives and the law is fairly and equally applied, that such represents a civil society that deserves their respect. After all, a government, of, for, and by the people is thereby a government built upon a firm and true foundation, which necessitates that its citizens have real commitments to that governance in order to form a more perfect union, and to promote the general welfare of those people.
All of the above, indicates that each of us has a commitment to our civilization, and to believe that somehow some of us do not, or are unwilling to do our part, or cheat in that which we are obligated to do, are in effect, uncivilized; for either we are all equally in this civilization together, with obligations one to another, under the proper aegis of our government, or we are false to ourselves, and to our fellow countrymen.