Jimmy Carter: “We are partners, we are brothers and sisters in a great effort to make our country and the world better.”

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

All of us owe them our gratitude and respect.

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.

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