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　　ishouldbeheretoday.oberlinislikelytheonlycollegeinamericathaticouldhaveattendednearlytwocenturiesago,andiamhonoredtobepartoftheextraordinarylegacyofthisgreatinstitution.（applause.）

　　ialsowanttotakeamomentonthismemorialdaytopaytributetoallofthebravemenandwomenwhohavesacrificedtheirlivessothatwecouldsit

heretoday,atpeace,withrightsandfreedomsthatothersaroundtheworldcanonlydreamof.iamsoproudtohonortheseamericanheroestoday–andeveryday–fortheirextraordinaryservicetoournation.（applause.）

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malsoalittlegiddytobejoinedonstagebyanotheroneofmyheroes,marianwrightedelman.（applause.）hermoralleadershiponbehalfofchildreninthiscountryhasinspiredmethroughoutmycareer,aswellasmyhusband,thepresidentoftheunitedstates.（applause.）

　　and,graduates,ithinkweshouldgiveanothershout-outtoyourfamilies,ofcourse,allthefamilies.（applause.）thesearethefolkswhopushedyouandsupportedyou.theyansweredyourlate-nightphonecallsevenwhenyouwerejustcallingformoney.（laughter.）soonbehalfofyourstudents,ijustwanttoshowyouallsomelovetoday,aswell.thankyouforcreatingthesefabulousindividuals.welldone.（applause.）

　　andfinally,mostofall,iwanttocongratulatetheoberlinclassofXX!

（applause.）lookatyou!

youmade

it!

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rehere!

relookinggood!

（applause.）andiknowyouworkedhardtomakeittothismoment,didn'

tyou?

（laughter.）stayinguplatewritingthosepapers,studyingforexams.spenthourspracticingandperforming.youwenttocountlesshappyhours,andhappy-happyhoursatthefeveihear–（laughter）–i'

mgoingtotryoneofthoseburgersforlunchtoday;

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mgoingtohave–（laughter）–whereofcourse,parents,that'

swheretheystudiedsomemore.

　　andontopofallofthat,youspentthousandsofhoursgivingbacktothiscommunity–tutoringkids,playingmusicforseniors,servingfoodtofolksinneed,andofcourse,mentoringthelocalyoungpeoplebackthere–iseeyouall–throughthenindescholarsprogram.soproudofyouallbackthere.

　　andthat'

s,asthepresidentsaid,whyi'

mheretoday.（applause.）ashementioned,myofficedidthiswonderfulcompetitiontohighlightcollegesthatarehelpingunderservedyoungpeoplegraduatefromhighschoolandthengoontohighereducation.sobyprovidingtutoringandactprepclasses,financial

aidworkshops,andsomuchmore,yournindescholarsprogramstoodoutasashiningexampleofhowschoolslikeoberlincanliftfirst-generationstudentsintocollege.

　　soi'

mheretodaybecausei'

mproudofyouall.ireallyam.i'

minspiredbyyourcommitmenttoserviceandsocialjustice.andi'

mimpressedbythecommunitythatyouallhavecreatedhere–awarm,supportive,inclusivecommunitythatembodiesthevaluesthatdefinethisschool.

　　andevenamidstthejoyandexcitementofgraduation,iknowthatyoumaybefeelingsomerealsadnessaboutleavingthiscommunitybehind.youmayalsobefeelingsomerealanxietyaboutventuringoutintotheworldbeyondthesewalls.andi'

mnotgoingtolietoyou–formanyofyou,thisisgoingtobeaprettybigtransition.infact,ithinkdr.martinlutherkingdescribeditwellinhiscommencementaddressin'

65whenhedeclared,“todayyoubidfarewelltothesafesecurityoftheacademicenvironment.youpreparetocontinueyourjourneyontheclamoroushighwaysoflife.”

　　andthetruthis,graduates,afterfouryearsofthoughtful,respectfuldiscussionanddebatehereatoberlin–thoseseminarswhereyouexplorednewideastogether,thoselate-nightconversationswhereyouchallengedeachotherandlearnedfromeachother–afterallofthat,youmightfindyourselfalittledismayedbytheclamoroutsidethesewalls–thename-calling,thenegativeads,thefolksyellingateachotherontv.afterbeingsurroundedbypeoplewhoaresodedicatedtoservingothersandmakingtheworldabetterplace,youmightfeelalittlediscouragedbythepolarizationandgridlockthattoooftencharacterizeourpoliticsandciviclife.

　　andinthefaceofallofthatclamor,youmighthaveanoverwhelminginstincttojustruntheotherwayasfastasyoucan.youmightbetemptedtojustrecreatewhatyouhadhereatoberlin–tofindacommunityoflike-mindedfolksandworkwiththemoncausesyoucareabout,andjusttuneoutallofthenoise.andthat'

scompletelyunderstandable.infact,isometimeshavethatinstinctmyself–run!

（laughter.）

　　buttoday,graduates,iwanttourgeyoutodo

justtheopposite.today,iwanttosuggestthatifyoutrulywishtocarryontheoberlinlegacyofserviceandsocialjustice,thenyouneedtorunto,andnotawayfrom,thenoise.（applause.）today,iwanttourgeyoutoactivelyseekoutthemostcontentious,polarized,gridlockedplacesyoucanfind.becausesooften,throughoutourhistory,thosehavebeentheplaceswhereprogressreallyhappens–theplaceswheremindsarechanged,livestransformed,whereourgreatamericanstoryunfolds.

　　forexample,thinkbacktothestruggleforwomen'

ssuffrageandthestoryofaleadingsuffragistandoberlinalumnamedlucystone.（applause.）peoplescreamedather.theyspatonher.theyeventhrewprayerbooksatherasshetriedtospeak.heropponentsdeclaredthatlettingwomenvotewas“unnatural,”wouldleadtochildneglectandallkindsofsocial　i'

dsaythatdebatewasprettypolarized,wouldn'

　　andthinkaboutpresidentroosevelt'

sstruggletopassthenewdealafewdecadeslater.fdr'

splanforsocialsecuritywascalled“socialist,”a“fraudon

theworkingman.”oneopponentevenstatedthatitwould“endtheprogressofagreatcountry.”sothatdebatewasprettycontentious,too.

　　andintheyearsbeforedr.kingaddressedthoseoberlingraduatesin‘65,heandhiscolleaguesfacedfirehosesanddogsinmontgomery,beatingsonabridgeinselma,insultsandassaultsastheysatquietlyatlunchcountersandmarchedpeacefullydownpublicstreets.

　　andifyouthinktoday'

sgridlockisbad,letmeremindyouthatitwasagoodcenturybetweenthesigningoftheemancipationproclamationandthepassageofthecivilrightslegislationofthe1960s.andofallthewomenatthesenecafallswomen'

ssuffrageconventionin1848,justonelivedtoseewomencasttheirvotes.justone.

　　butthesefolksdidn'

tlettheuglinessandtheobstaclesdeterthem.theydidn'

tjustgiveupandretreattothecomfortablecompanyoflike-mindedfolks,becausetheyunderstoodthatthisishowdemocracyoperates.itisloudandmessy,andit'

snotparticularlywarmandfuzzy.andbelieveme,iknow

thisfrompersonalexperience.（laughter.）overtheyears,i'

veoccasionallyrunintothenoisemyself.buti'

vecometorealizethatmostofthatclamorisreallycomingfromjustahandfulofveryloudfolksoutonthefringes.

　　see,thetruthisthattheoverwhelmingmajorityofpeopleinthiscountryareopen-mindedandbig-hearted.theyaresmartenoughtoseethroughthatnoise,andtheyaresohungryforvoicesthatriseaboveit–smart,compassionate,thoughtfulvoiceslikeyours.

　　now,theprocessofdemocracymightnotalwaysbeasfastorassmoothaswe'

dlike.butthefactis,itworks.generationaftergeneration,thiscountryhasbecomemoreequal,moreinclusive,morefair,morefree.mylifeandsomanyofyourlivesareatestamentofthat　thathasonlyhappenedbecausefolkslikeallofyoulefttheircomfortzonesandmadetheirvoicesheard.

　　justlookatthestoryofoberlincollege.thefoundersofthisschooldidn'

tjustdecidetoadmitwomenandafricanamericanstudentsandthen

patthemselvesonthebackandsay“jobwelldone.”no,eveninthoseearlydays,folkshereatoberlinwereattendinganti-slaverymeetings,shiveringonroughwoodenbenchesinunheated,unfinishedbuildings.theywerejoiningtheequalsuffrageleagueandspeakingoutforwomen'

srighttovote.

　　theywereleadingcivilrightsmarchesandsit-ins,organizingexchangeprogramswithhistoricallyblackcollegesanduniversities,andsomuchmore.becausetheyknewitwasn'

tenoughtowelcomewomenandafricanamericanstudentstooberliniftheywouldonlygraduateinfouryearstobesecond-classcitizensintheirowncountry.theyknewthatourpoliciesmatter.theyknewthatourlawsmatter.andiknow,aspresidentkrislovunderstands,thatelectingtherightfolksmatters–itmattersalot.

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tknowwhetheryourpresidentknowswhatiwasgoingtosaytoday,butiknowthathehadsomekindwordsforyouallaboutthisissue.butit'

snocoincidencethatwe'

rebothurgingyoutogetinvolvedinciviclife.becausewebothknowthatyoucannotfullyachieveyourgoalsofserviceandsocial

justiceifyouturnawayfrompoliticsandpublicpolicy.

　　yousee,it'

swonderfultovolunteeratyourlocalhomelessshelter–pleasedothat–butyoualsoneedtoattendthecitycouncilmeetingsandmakesurethezoninglawsdon'

tshutthatshelterdown.（applause.）areyouthinkingofteachinginanunder-servedschool?

ifso,i'

mgladtohearthat.somanykidsneedyou.butyou'

vealsogottoelectgoodpeopletoyourschoolboardand