Here are some similar sentiments published this week: https://newsthump.com/2022/06/02/jubilant-brits-celebrate-70-years-of-knowing-their-place/

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Sycophant plebs are a peculiar lot: the harsher the punishment, the greater their devotion to their masters. I changed it a bit just so you have a different variant. Hope it helps.

The word 'cur' is a great one (suitably archaic-sounding). How about the 'lower orders' for 'people of the servile rank'? "The lower orders can be absolute curs. The harder they are whipped, the dearer are their masters to them."