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Authority by definition is held by a few. It's like saying wealthy people have more money than less wealthy. If everyone has authority, then nobody has authority, and likewise, the term wealthy has no meaning if everyone has the same.
Besides all that, authority is not inherently bad. In fact, it's an obligation. If I have authority of something, that means I have an obligation.
There's plenty of ways to obtain authority, some of which are good, and some of which are bad. Authority can be taken by force, or it can be obtained through competency, for example.
We've developed better and better systems over time. Setting law as the authority and placing the judges under it was a huge improvement. Though it's not practiced perfectly, it at least attempts to place everyone equally subject to shared rules.
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