Jimmy Carter: “Tonight we pray that our closeness to God...will strengthen our desires to share our life and our love.”

Our great nation now teeters on the brink of a widening abyss. Without immediate action, we are at genuine risk of civil conflict and losing our precious democracy.

All of us owe them our gratitude and respect.

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.