Jimmy Carter: “A termination of sanctions at this stage could lead all the parties to harden their positions and would jeopardize the…”

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.

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

I say to you, quite frankly, that the time for racial discrimination is over.

All of us must learn to waste less energy.