Religion affirms each of these propositions. Furthermore it makes virtuous liberty a realistic ideal. Democracy is not liberty. The natural tendency of people is to enslave themselves. Lord Acton wrote great wisdom in his words explaining that moral defects lead to a loss of liberty.
Examples abound in religious history.
The establishment of the office of king in Israel is particularly noteworthy. The sons of Samuel were not leading properly, so the people demanded a king. God explained to Samuel that by doing so they were rejecting Him. He told the prophet to explain to Israel that a king would take away their liberty, confiscate property, and even conscript people for his own uses. Many Christians, of liberal persuasion, use American democracy to vote ever-increasing entitlements for the lower classes.