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Full Idea
A society in which each is the slave of all is only a little better than one in which each is the slave of a despot.
Gist of Idea
Being a slave of society is hardly better than being a slave of a despot
Source
Bertrand Russell (Authority and the Individual [1949], 4)
Book Ref
Russell,Bertrand: 'Authority and the Individual' [Unwin 1977], p.62
A Reaction
This seems to apply quite accurately to the position of those state employees who have the lowest status and wages. Society as a whole exploits them, so it is hard to point the finger at their oppressors.