the third responsibility as the most important: the responsibility to democracy itself. As long as an elected leader prioritizes the continuation of democratic government, as long as that leader respects the rule of law, the people may always choose new representation to better serve their needs. Future generations may atone for the mistakes of the past. Yet should the engine of democracy break down, she wrote, ‘a citizenry will forever be left at the mercy of unaccountable leaders.’ ”
