Jimmy Carter: “It is an honor for me to sign into law H.R. 7218, a bill to establish the Martin Luther King, Junior, National Historic…”

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.

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.

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

All of us must learn to waste less energy.