Jimmy Carter: “My first entry in the government life was as a member of a county school board.”

Our great nation now teeters on the brink of a widening abyss. Without immediate action, we are at genuine risk of civil conflict and losing our precious democracy.

I fear for our democracy.

There's only one chance and one life to count for something. And my faith tells me, or my faith demands, that I use whatever I have whenever I can, to make a difference in people's lives.

His goal is to live to vote for Kamala Harris and see her elected president.