Veteran journalist Dan Rather believes it is now up to all citizens to preserve democracy.

I believe that we are once again at an inflection point, he wrote.

We now await to see whether the president-elects actions will match his words.

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We cannot simply slough off these worries with incantations that everything will work out.

Anyone who considers himself or herself a true patriot cannot allow us to head down this dangerous path.

It is in our hands to demand that we re-water the seeds of our highest national morals and ideals.

Read Rathers full post below.