Jimmy Carter: “We believe that it's best to put the authority and the responsibility as near as possible to the individual human being.”

All of us must learn to waste less energy.

All of us owe them our gratitude and respect.

I fear for our democracy.

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.