Jimmy Carter: “I think we also put forward the image of a nation that is strong and secure and self-confident.”

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.

All of us must learn to waste less energy.

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