I stripped down to my swimsuit, took off my Coke-bottle glasses, laid them carefully on top of my clothes and waded in off Tupelo Point. But it was one of my favorite rules to break. Now, as you know, swimming in the lake, other than at the beach, is not allowed. When the ceremonies and hoopla of my graduation were over, I commenced my adult life by heading straight for Lake Waban. It's not a static concept, but a constant journey. A life that balances family, work, and service throughout life. trust and respect.' What I meant by that was a life that combines personal fulfillment in love and work with fulfilling responsibility to the larger community. The aspiration I referred to then was 'the struggle for an integrated life. On behalf of the class of 1969, I said, 'The challenge now is to practice politics as the art of making what appears to be impossible, possible.' That is still the challenge of politics, especially in today's far more cynical climate. We saw a gap between our expectations and realities, and we were inspired, in large part by our Wellesley education, to bridge that gap. We passionately rejected the notion of limitations on our abilities to make the world a better place. But it's uncanny the degree to which those same hopes, values, and aspirations have shaped my adulthood.

It was full of the uncompromising language you only write when you are 21.

I can't claim that 1969 speech as my own it reflected the hopes, values, and aspirations of the women in my graduating class.

My classmates selected me to address them as the first Wellesley student ever to speak at a commencement. The first was 23 years ago, when I was a graduating senior. This is my second chance to speak from this podium. President Keohane, trustees, faculty, students, parents, friends, and, most of all, honored graduates of the Class of 1992. Commencement Address to the Wellesley College Class of 1992 by Hillary Rodham Clinton ’69

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