A Maverick essentially means an “unbranded cattleâ€. Essentially the gist was this:
In order to *NOT* be controlled, don’t let anyone ‘brand’ (poke you and brand you with the hot-iron, to mark you as a thing of property).
This is why I find it hugely hilarious when people are so into brand named things. Do they want to be branded like cattle… to be marked like forms of property?