The first way in which the spread of democracy enhances the lives of those who live in democracies is by promoting individual liberty including freedom of expression freedom of conscience and freedom to own private property Respect for the liberty of individuals is an inherent feature of democratic A democratic political process based on electoral competition depends on freedom of expression of political views and freedom to make electoral choices Moreover government that are accountable to the public are less likely to deprive their citizens of human rights The global spread of democracy is likely to bring greater individual liberty to more people Even imperfect and illiberal democracies tend to offer more liberty than autocracies and liberal democracies are very likely to promote liberty