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【正文】 squo。s a matter of willpower. (Applause.)
But if we do nothing, and it turns out that the critics and the naysayers and the members ofthe Flat Earth Society, if it turns out that theyamp。rsquo。re wrong, then we are risking nothing less thanthe future of the entire planet. This is not a hard choice, frankly. But still, let me tell you weneed the help of every single one of you to make it.
In the end, all of these global challenges amp。ndash。 how to defend against extremism, how toeradicate disease, how to provide young people with opportunity, how to protect our planetamp。ndash。 all of these questions of whether men and women can live in dignity. What do I mean bydignity? I mean exactly the same thing that Father David Hollenbach taught on this campusand brought to the forefront of Catholic social teaching: That when families have access toclean water and clean power, they can live in dignity. When people have the freedom to choosetheir government on election day and to engage their fellow citizens every day, they can livein dignity. When all citizens can make their full contribution no matter their ethnicity。 nomatter who they love or what name they give to God, they can live in dignity.
And this is where you e in: the struggle for dignity. Whether across town or across theworld, it makes demands on your own lives. The diploma that you will receive today isnamp。rsquo。t just acertificate of acplishment. Itamp。rsquo。s a charge to keep. Itamp。rsquo。s a powerful challenge to every singleone of you, because you have already been blessed with a worldclass education, and with ites responsibility. Part of that responsibility is taking to heart the values that youamp。rsquo。ve learnedhere and sharing them with the world beyond BC. That spirit of service is part of the fabric ofthis school, just as it is part of the fabric of our nation.
I often think of the words of our first Secretary of State, Thomas Jefferson, someone who alsofounded a prestigious university like yours. Jefferson spoke about the beauty of a simpleimage: using one candle to light another. And he said that when that happens, both candlesgain light and neither candle loses any. He was talking about the contagious quality ofshared knowledge. As heirs to the Jesuit tradition, this is an idea that you know well. Twocenturies before Jefferson, St. Ignatius Loyola always closed his letters with a simple charge,and itamp。rsquo。s one I pass on to you today. St. Ignatius wrote simply, “。Set the world aflame.”。
So graduates of 2020, pass on your light to others. Set the world aflame with your those who are lost。 seek out those at the crossroads. That is how you can fulfill yourresponsibility as a graduate of this great institution. That is how you can answer the call to bea servant, leader, and that is how you can keep faith with and renew the idea of America, andthat is how we all live up to our duty as citizens.
Congratulations to all of you. Good luck and God bless.
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