On the "theoretical egalitarianism preached by an aspiring elite eager for tyranny," there's also Dylan, circa '64:
"I’ve heard you say many times that you’re better than no-one, and no-one is better than you. If you really believe that, you know you have nothing to win, and nothing to lose." from "To Ramona." Or a year later, in "It's All Right Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)": "While some on principles baptized, to strict party platform ties, social clubs in drag disguise, outsiders they can freely criticize."
On the "theoretical egalitarianism preached by an aspiring elite eager for tyranny," there's also Dylan, circa '64:
"I’ve heard you say many times that you’re better than no-one, and no-one is better than you. If you really believe that, you know you have nothing to win, and nothing to lose." from "To Ramona." Or a year later, in "It's All Right Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)": "While some on principles baptized, to strict party platform ties, social clubs in drag disguise, outsiders they can freely criticize."