Jimmy Carter: “Today I leave on a journey which will reflect our own Nation's ability to deal in a constructive and a creative way with…”

I say to you, quite frankly, that the time for racial discrimination is over.

We look on human rights as an ability to live in peace. And to believe that your future will be better than your past might be.

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.

Without immediate action, we are at genuine risk of civil conflict and losing our precious democracy.