John Legend Commencement Speech

Huffington Post by John Legend | May. 19, 2009 (Speech)
Praises "Politics Of Empathy," Condemns Falsehoods That Led To War, Financial Crisis

When you look at the list of crises we face, there is a common thread that ties many of them together.

The people who created these crises or allowed them to happen either didn't look hard enough for the truth, or didn't listen to those voices that could tell them where the truth lived.

We lost thousands of lives and spent billions (possibly trillions) of dollars fighting in and rebuilding Iraq, all based on the false premise that there ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - May 19, 2009 - 5:13 AM PDT
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Kenneth Sibbett
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 by Kenneth Sibbett - May. 19, 2009

For a young man, Mr. Legend seems wise beyond his years. Not only is he a great performer, He talks of things that we wish were true, but unfortunately , very seldom are.

Mr Legend would seem to have a place in politics, if he can find an honest one to emulate.

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Naomi Isler
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 by Naomi Isler - May. 19, 2009

Well, it's a good speech, short and to the point.

But so what else is new? I'm sure opponents of the Peloponnesian (am I spelling that right?) wars, the tulip mania, etc. etc. down through time could make the same points.

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Dwight Rousu
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 by Dwight Rousu - May. 19, 2009

This is a good little graduation speech.

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