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The Servile State Section 17
In which the gradual imposition of compulsory labour and servitude emerges as an inevitable consequence of social reforms aimed at securing minimum wages and stability in production, revealing the subtle encroachments upon freedom in industrial society. Meanwhile, the guise of collectivist experiments only fortifies capitalist interests, suggesting a future where the proletariat’s security is guaranteed at the cost of political liberty and the re-establishment of a servile social order, tempered by the enduring resistance of certain traditional societies.
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