此资料由网络收集而来,如有侵权请告知上传者立即删除。资料共分享,我们负责传递知识。迈克尔·布隆伯格在哈佛大学2020年毕业典礼英语演讲稿Thankyou,Katie–andthankyoutoPresidentFaust,theFellowsofHarvardCollege,theBoardofOverseers,andallthefaculty,alumni,andstudentswhohavewelcomedmebacktocampus.I’mexcitedtobehere,notonlytoaddressthedistinguishedgraduatesandalumniatHarvardUniversity’s363rdcommencementbuttostandintheexactspotwhereOprahstoodlastyear.OMG.Letmebeginwiththemostimportantorderofbusiness:Let’shaveabigroundofapplausefortheClassof2020!They’veearnedit!Asexcitedasthegraduatesare,theyareprobablyevenmoreexhaustedafterthepastfewweeks.Andparents:I’mnotreferringtotheirfinalexams.I’mtalkingabouttheSeniorOlympics,theLastChanceDance,andtheBoozeCruise–Imean,themoonlightcruise.Theentireyearhasbeenexcitingoncampus:HarvardbeatYalefortheseventhstraighttimeinfootball.Themen’sbasketballteamwenttothesecondroundoftheNCAAtournamentforthesecondstraightyear.AndtheMen’sSquashteamwonnationalchampionship.Who’dathunkit:Harvard,anathleticpowerhouse!Prettysoonthey’llbeaskingwhetheryouhaveacademicstogoalongwithyourathleticprograms.MypersonalconnectiontoHarvardbeganin1964,whenIgraduatedfromJohnsHopkinsUniversityinBaltimoreandmatriculatedhereattheB-School.You’reprobablyasking:HowdidIevergetintoHarvardBusinessSchool,givenmystellaracademicrecord,whereIalwaysmade此资料由网络收集而来,如有侵权请告知上传者立即删除。资料共分享,我们负责传递知识。thetophalfoftheclasspossible?Ihavenoidea.Andtheonlypeoplemoresurprisedthanmeweremyprofessors.Anyway,hereIamagainbackinCambridge.AndIhavenoticedthatafewthingshavechangedsinceIwasastudenthere.Elsie’s–asandwichspotIusedtoloveneartheSquare–isnowaburritoshop.TheWursthaus–whichhadgreatbeerandsausage–isnowanartisanalgastro-pub,whatevertheheckthatis.AndtheoldHolyokeCenterisnownamedtheSmithCampusCenter.Don’tyoujusthateitwhenalumniputtheirnamesallovereverything?IwasthinkingaboutthatthismorningasIwalkedintotheBloombergCenterontheHarvardBusinessSchoolcampusacrosstheriver.Butthegoodnewsis,HarvardremainswhatitwaswhenIfirstarrivedoncampus50yearsago:America’smostprestigiousuniversity.And,likeothergreatuniversities,itliesattheheartoftheAmericanexperimentindemocracy.Theirpurposeisnotonlytoadvanceknowledge,buttoadvancetheidealsofournation.Greatuniversitiesareplaceswherepeopleofallbackgrounds,holdingallbeliefs,pursuingallquestions,cancometostudyanddebatetheirideas–freelyandopenly.Today,I’dliketotalkwithyouabouthowimportantitisforthatfreedomtoexistforeveryone,nomatterhowstronglywemaydisagreewithanother’sviewpoint.Toleranceforotherpeople’sideas,andthefreedomtoexpressyourown,areinseparablevaluesatgreatuniversities.Joinedtogether,theyformasacredtrustthatholdsthebasisofourdemocraticsociety.Butthattrustisperpetuallyvulnerabletothetyrannicaltendenciesofmonarchs,mobs,andmajorities.Andlately,wehaveseenthosetendenciesmanifestthemselvestoooften,bothoncollegecampuses此资料由网络收集而来,如有侵权请告知上传者立即删除。资料共分享,我们负责传递知识。andinoursociety.That’sthebadnews–andunfortunately,IthinkbothHarvard,andmyowncityofNewYork,havebeenwitnessestothistrend.First,forNewYorkCity.Severalyearsago,asyoumayremember,somepeopletriedtostopthedevelo...