Jimmy Carter: “I deeply hope that the Congress as a whole will take the opportunity to act in the interest of the entire Nation.”

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.

We share a belief that the church was to no way be confused with a political community, no bound to any political system.

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.