Kautilya's Arthashastra 8.4.27

8.4.27

"śreṇīmukhyayoḥ śreṇī bāhulyād anavagrahā steyasāhasābhyāṃ pīḍayati, mukhyaḥ kāryānugrahavighātābhyām" ity ācāryāḥ //

My teacher says that of the troubles due to a corporation of people and to a leader (a chief), the corporation of people people cannot be put down since it consists of a number of men and causes oppression by theft and violence, whereas a leader causes troubles by obstruction to, and destruction of, work.