wehavetobepartofasolutionthroughpoliticalactivismthatputsthescrewstoourelectedofficials.Letmereiterate,thishasgonefromascientificchallengetoapoliticalone.Andit’stimeforallofustorecognizethatclimatechangeisthechallengeofourtime.
AsPresidentKennedysaid57yearsagoonthemoonmission,“wearewillingtoacceptthischallenge,weareunwillingtopostponeit,andweintendtowinit.”Wemustagaindowhatishard.Dammit,Imeanttosayhard.
Graduates,weneedyourmindsandyourcreativitytoachieveacleanenergyfuture.Butthat’snotall.Weneedyourvoices.Weneedyourvotes.AndweneedyoutohelpleaduswhereWashingtonwillnot.Itmaybeamoonshot,butit’stheonlyshotwe’vegot.
Asyouleavethiscampus,IhopeyouwillcarrywithyoutheMIT’straditionoftaking–andmaking–moonshots.Beambitiousineveryfacetofyourlife.Anddon’teverletsomethingstopyoubecausepeoplesayit’simpossible.Letthosewordsinspireyou.Becausejustastryingtomaketheimpossiblepossiblecanleadtoachievementsyou’veneverdreamedof.Andsometimes,youactuallydolandonthemoon.