In my opinion I think this quote means that we should respect our contumely and love it and be proud of who we are but we should never fall under the government because sometimes they can take over our lives. For example from the Roman civilization (my guess) the government had caste systems which the citizens fell a prey to and divided themselves among the people. Sometimes the government can decivie your citizens. Hope this helps I got some of my evidence from Roman history and others if you need more evidence comment and I can help. If helped mark me the brainiest!!
