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SMU Commencement 2012 - Condoleezza Rice

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Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice gave the Commencement address at Southern Methodist University on May 12, 2012. She was introduced by SMU President R. Gerald Turner.

Condoleezza states that "Every life is worthy. Every life is capable of greatness and it truly doesn't matter where you came from; it matters where you are going." Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not?

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