哈弗毕业典礼演讲.docx
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哈弗毕业典礼演讲
2019哈弗毕业典礼演讲
thefollowingisthetextofmikebloomberg'sremarksaspreparedfordelivery:
“thankyou,katie–andthankyoutopresidentfaust,thefellowsofharvardcollege,theboardofoverseers,andallthefaculty,alumni,andstudentswhohavewelxxedmebacktocampus.
“i’mexcitedtobehere,notonlytoaddressthedistinguishedgraduatesandalumniatharvarduniversity’s363rdxxmencementbuttostandintheexactspotwhereoprahstoodlastyear.omg.
“letmebeginwiththemostimportantorderofbusiness:
let’shaveabigroundofapplausefortheclassofXX!
they’veearnedit!
“asexcitedasthegraduatesare,theyareprobablyevenmoreexhaustedafterthepastfewweeks.andparents:
i’mnotreferringtotheirfinalexams.i’mtalkingabouttheseniorolympics,thelastchancedance,andtheboozecruise–imean,themoonlightcruise.
“theentireyearhasbeenexcitingoncampus:
harvardbeatyalefortheseventhstraighttimeinfootball.themen’sbasketballteamwenttothesecondroundofthencaatournamentforthesecondstraightyear.andthemen’ssquashteamwonnationalchampionship.
“who’dathunkit:
harvard,anathleticpowerhouse!
prettysoonthey’llbeaskingwhetheryouhaveacademicstogoalongwithyourathleticprograms.
“mypersonalconnectiontoharvardbeganin1964,whenigraduatedfromjohnshopkinsuniversityinbaltimoreandmatriculatedhereattheb-school.
“you’reprobablyasking:
howdidievergetintoharvardbusinessschool,givenmystellaracademicrecord,whereialwaysmadethetophalfoftheclasspossible?
ihavenoidea.andtheonlypeoplemoresurprisedthanmeweremyprofessors.
“anyway,hereiamagainbackincambridge.andihavenoticedthatafewthingshavechangedsinceiwasastudenthere.elsie’s–asandwichspotiusedtolovenearthesquare–isnowaburritoshop.thewursthaus–whichhadgreatbeerandsausage–isnowanartisanalgastro-pub,whatevertheheckthatis.andtheoldholyokecenterisnownamedthesmithcampuscenter.
“don’tyoujusthateitwhenalumniputtheirnamesallovereverything?
iwasthinkingaboutthatthismorningasiwalkedintothebloombergcenterontheharvardbusinessschoolcampusacrosstheriver.
“butthegoodnewsis,harvardremainswhatitwaswhenifirstarrivedoncampus50yearsago:
america’smostprestigiousuniversity.and,likeothergreatuniversities,itliesattheheartoftheamericanexperimentindemocracy.
“theirpurposeisnotonlytoadvanceknowledge,buttoadvancetheidealsofournation.greatuniversitiesareplaceswherepeopleofallbackgrounds,holdingallbeliefs,pursuingallquestions,canxxetostudyanddebatetheirideas–freelyandopenly.
“today,i’dliketotalkwithyouabouthowimportantitisforthatfreedomtoexistforeveryone,nomatterhowstronglywemaydisagreewithanother’sviewpoint.
“toleranceforotherpeople’sideas,andthefreedomtoexpressyourown,areinseparablevaluesatgreatuniversities.joinedtogether,theyformasacredtrustthatholdsthebasisofourdemocraticsociety.
“butthattrustisperpetuallyvulnerabletothetyrannicaltendenciesofmonarchs,mobs,andmajorities.andlately,wehaveseenthosetendenciesmanifestthemselvestoooften,bothoncollegecampusesandinoursociety.
“that’sthebadnews–andunfortunately,ithinkbothharvard,andmyowncityofnewyork,havebeenwitnessestothistrend.
“first,fornewyorkcity.severalyearsago,asyoumayremember,somepeopletriedtostopthedevelopmentofamosqueafewblocksfromtheworldtradecentersite.
“itwasanemotionalissue,andpollsshowedthattwo-thirdsofamericanswereagainstamosquebeingbuiltthere.eventheanti-defamationleague–widelyregardedasthecountry’smostardentdefenderofreligiousfreedom–declareditsoppositiontotheproject.
“theopponentsheldralliesanddemonstrations.theydenouncedthedevelopers.andtheydemandedthatcitygovernmentstopitsconstruction.thatwastheirright–andweprotectedtheirrighttoprotest.buttheycouldnothavebeenmorewrong.andwerefusedtocaveintotheirdemands.
“theideathatgovernmentwouldsingleoutaparticularreligion,andblockitsbelievers–andonlyitsbelievers–frombuildingahouseofworshipinaparticularareaisdiametricallyopposedtothemoralprinciplesthatgaverisetoourgreatnationandtheconstitutionalprotectionsthathavesustainedit.
“ourunionof50statesrestsontheunionoftwovalues:
freedomandtolerance.anditisthatunionofvaluesthattheterroristswhoattackedusonseptember11th,XX–andonapril15th,XX–foundmostthreatening.
“tothem,wewereagod-lesscountry.
“butinfact,thereisnocountrythatprotectsthecoreofeveryfaithandphilosophyknowntohumankind–freewill–morethantheunited
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