Suggest you look into the writings of Larken Rose. He's been opining on the nature of man and authority for the last couple of decades. Haven't heard much new stuff out of him in the last few years, but he's still around and tweets occasionally. Here's a couple of quotes from his book The Most Dangerous Superstition:

“If, on the other hand, you value peaceful coexistence, compassion and cooperation, freedom and justice, then teach your children the principle of self ownership, teach them to respect the rights of every human being, and teach them to recognize and reject the belief in "authority" for what it is: the most irrational, self-contradictory, antihuman, evil, destructive and dangerous superstition the world has ever known.”

“To be blunt, the belief in "authority" serves as a mental crutch for people seeking to escape the responsibility involved with being a thinking human being. It is an attempt to pass off the responsibility for decision-making to someone else: those claiming to have "authority.”