Jimmy Carter: “Costa Rica represents the kind of nation that's worthy of admiration and emulation.”

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.

There's only one chance and one life to count for something. And my faith tells me, or my faith demands, that I use whatever I have whenever I can, to make a difference in people's lives.

That our country for the first time in my lifetime has abandoned basic principles of human rights.

I hope that this book, which is -- has a provocative title, but I don't consider provocative to be a bad word.