The Cosmic Eye. Mack Reynolds

Morris should have functioned perfectly in the rigid totalitarian society of the future where every thought, evey word, every action was controlled by the superstate. A state where everyone was watched night and day by the Great Eye of the internal security forces, <P> It was a strange, in many ways inhuman world, but the rewards were great for those who belonged to the right caste. <P> Morris belonged to the master class which ruled the entire world by brain power or brutality depending on which was needed. Morris was born right at the top – he had everything the Technate Society could provide – and yet he didn't belong. <P> Nonconformity could mean liquidation, but he was prepared to take the risk.