Jacob argues that Masonic lodges likely had an effect on Culture in general, for they "reconstituted the polity and recognized a constitutional method of self-authorities, comprehensive with constitutions and legal guidelines, elections and Associates". Put simply, the micro-Culture build in the lodges constituted a normative design for Culture in general. https://ewr1.vultrobjects.com/blissdrive/westhillmasonry/Hardscape-Contractors.html