Jimmy Carter: “I want to express my deep thanks to all those who are assembled here... for the fine work that they have done.”

All of us must learn to waste less energy.

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.

I fear for our democracy.

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.