By a small state, I presume you mean less government, as opposed to more? If so, that was the point I was also trying to make.

As you and Turnoi are linguists (you have a B.A. and an M.A. in linguistics I presume?), can you clarify a latin to english point for me?

Is it reasonable to conclude that the english word for a man of the cloth, Rector, originated from this:

http://mymemory.translated.net/en/Latin/English/rectis

?

Cheers on,
SMGS