It includes the right to be free from capricious actions by politicians and bureaucrats. Along with the rule of law comes the right to submit grievances that will be judged on the basis of reasonably predictable general principles of just conduct. In other words, the rule of law includes the right of appeal to principles, as opposed to individuals. True democracy includes the freedom to criticize politicians and bureaucrats without intimidation or subsidized competitors. In the world today, some governments are closer to this ideal than others.
Democracy is a new form of organization in the history of humankind.
We cannot be certain that it will harness the potential destructive power that modern science has created. It may not prove strong enough to meet the military challenge of a strong anti-democracy aggressor. Or it may be crushed under the weight of cumbersome decision-making processes, special interests, bureaucracy, and the seeking and granting of privilege. There is no law that says that the social events of the future must be like those of the past. Political interaction differs fundamentally from the interaction of atoms and molecules.