Jimmy Carter: “It gives me great pleasure to sign into law H.J. Res. 424.”

I recognize that Israel is a wonderful democracy with freedom of speech and equality of treatment under the law between Arab Israelis and Jewish Israelis.

Inside Israel, there's no semblance of apartheid. It's a wonderful democracy, with everyone treated the same.

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.

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.