Brandeis University Commencement, May 30, 1976 Page: 3 of 16

                                
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---I HAVE LISTENED TO PUBLIC INTEREST LOBBIES,
GOVERNORS, MAYORS, COMMUNITY GROUPS AND COUNTLESS
INDIVIDUALS ASK FOR FEDERAL INTERVENTION AND INITIATIVE
IN THEIR AREAS OF CONCERN.
---BUT, I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM YOU,   I HAVE NOT
RECEIVED YOUR ADVICE, HEARD YOUR OPINIONS, OR BEEN ABLE
TO LISTEN TO YOUR DREAMS.
SO, I HAVE COME HERE TO BRANDEIS TO GET SOME SENSE
OF THE FUTURE. THE STUDENTS OF THIS UNIVERSITY HAVE
ALWAYS BEEN SOCIALLY INVOLVED.   IN THE EARLY 1960's
WHEN CIVIL RIGHTS WORKERS WERE NEEDED AND FREEDOM RIDERS
HAD TO BE FOUND TO DEFEND THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF
OTHERS THEY WERE FOUND AT BRANDEIS.   IN 1966, WHEN THE
MAJORITY OF AMERICANS DID NOT UNDERSTAND THE WAR IN
VIETNAM, THE STUDENTS OF BRANDEIS WERE ALREADY AWARE OF
ITS COMPLEXITY AND THE MORAL DILEMMA IT POSED. AN ESSAY
IN THE YEARBOOK OF THE CLASS OF 1966 ADDRESSED THE ISSUE.
I COME HERE, IN ESSENCE, TO FIND OUT IF YOU WILL
EXTEND YOURSELVES BEYOND YOUR IMMEDIATE INTEREST OF
ESTABLISHING CAREERS.   FOR ME, IT IS VITALLY IMPORTANT
TO DISCOVER WHETHER YOU WILL RAISE YOUR VOICES FOR THE