○ 芭芭拉·布什在WellesleyCollege授学位典礼上的讲话 ○

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barbarapiercebush:commencementaddreatwellesleycollegedelivered1june1990
thankyouvery,verymuch,presidentkeohane.mrs.gorbachev,trustees,faculty,parents,andishouldsay,juliaporter,clapresident,andcertainlymynewbestfriend,christinebicknell--and,ofcourse,theclaof1990.iamreallythrilledtobeheretoday,andveryexcited,asiknowallofyoumustbe,thatmrs.gorbachevcouldjoinus.
these--theseareexcitingtimes.they''reexcitinginwashington,andihavereallylookedforwardtocomingtowellesley.ithoughtitwasgoingtobefun.ineverdreamtitwouldbethismuchfun.so,thankyouforthat. morethantenyearsago,wheniwasinvitedheretotalkaboutourexperiencesinthepeople''srepublicofchina,iwasstruckbyboththenaturalbeautyofyourcampusandtheiritofthisplace.
wellesley,yousee,isnotjustaplacebutanidea--anexperimentinexcellenceinwhichdiversityisnotjusttolerated,butisembraced.theeenceofthisiritwascapturedinamovingeechabouttolerancegivenlastyearbyastudentbodypresidentofoneofyoursistercolleges.sherelatedthestorybyrobertfulghumaboutayoungpastor,findinghimselfinchargeofsomeveryenergeticchildren,hitsuponthegamecalled"giants,wizards,anddwarfs.""youhavetodecidenow,"thepastoritructedthechildren,"whichyouare--agiant,awizard,oradwarf?"atthat,asmallgirltuggingathispantsleg,asked,"butwheredothemermaidsstand?"andthepastortellshertherearenomermaids.andshesays,"ohyesthereare--theyare.iamamermaid."
nowthislittlegirlknewwhatshewas,andshewasnotabouttogiveuponeitherheridentity,orthegame.sheintendedtotakeherplacewherevermermaidsfitintotheschemeofthings."wheredothemermaidsstand?allofthosewhoaredifferent,thosewhodonotfittheboxesandthepigeonholes?""awerthatquestion,"wrotefulghum,"andyoucanbuildaschool,anation,orawholeworld."asthatverywiseyoungwomansaid,"diversity,likeanythingworthhavi

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