Jimmy Carter: “I hope that you can help me discern those kinds of things; like peace and fairness and basic decency and human rights…”

All of us owe them our gratitude and respect.

The aircraft carrying the 52 American hostages had cleared Iranian airspace on the first -- first leg of a journey home. And at every one of the 52 hostages was alive, was well and free.

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

I fear for our democracy.