Lexicus
Deity
It's funny cause as soon as I read this: literally the first thing that popped into my head was that's how kids feel about parents...
The author of that quote also said this:
I believe the authority of parent over child, husband over wife, learned over simple to have been as much a part of the original plan as the authority of man over beast. I believe that if we had not fallen...patriarchal monarchy would be the sole lawful government.