It has always been the aim of royalty and aristocracy to lower the individual liberty and independence of the common people. A baron and a minute-man could not breathe the same air.
Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.
This quote advises being honest and loyal in one's professional endeavors, commitments, and relationships. It implies the importance of integrity, reliability, and authenticity in various aspects of life and interactions with others.
Social equity is based on justice; politics change on the opinion of the time. The black man's skin will be a mark of social inferiority so long as white men are conceited, ignorant, unjust, and prejudiced. You cannot legislate these qualities out of the white - you must steal them out by teaching, illustration, and example.