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sdegreestowomen.(applause.)
ishouldbeheretoday.oberlinislikelytheonlycollegeinamericathaticouldhaveattendednearlytwocenturiesago,andiamhonoredtobepartoftheextraordinarylegacyofthisgreatinstitution.(applause.)
ialsowanttotakeamomentonthismemorialdaytopaytributetoallofthebravemenandwomenwhohavesacrificedtheirlivessothatwecouldsit
heretoday,atpeace,withrightsandfreedomsthatothersaroundtheworldcanonlydreamof.iamsoproudtohonortheseamericanheroestoday–andeveryday–fortheirextraordinaryservicetoournation.(applause.)
andi'
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!
you'
rehere!
relookinggood!
(applause.)andiknowyouworkedhardtomakeittothismoment,didn'
tyou?
(laughter.)stayinguplatewritingthosepapers,studyingforexams.spenthourspracticingandperforming.youwenttocountlesshappyhours,andhappy-happyhoursatthefeveihear–(laughter)–i'
mgoingtotryoneofthoseburgersforlunchtoday;
that'
salli'
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.
now,idon'
tknowwhetheryourpresidentknowswhatiwasgoingtosaytoday,butiknowthathehadsomekindwordsforyouallaboutthisissue.butit'
snocoincidencethatwe'
rebothurgingyoutogetinvolvedinciviclife.becausewebothknowthatyoucannotfullyachieveyourgoalsofserviceandsocial
justiceifyouturnawayfrompoliticsandpublicpolicy.
yousee,it'
swonderfultovolunteeratyourlocalhomelessshelter–pleasedothat–butyoualsoneedtoattendthecitycouncilmeetingsandmakesurethezoninglawsdon'
tshutthatshelterdown.(applause.)areyouthinkingofteachinginanunder-servedschool?
ifso,i'
mgladtohearthat.somanykidsneedyou.butyou'
vealsogottoelectgoodpeopletoyourschoolboardand