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Lehigh University Campus Weekly
June 6,1996
Dan and Marilyn Quayle deliver
Lehigh commencement address
Son Tucker graduates
by Bill Johnson
At Lehigh's 128th commencement,
former vice president Dan Quayle and
his wife, Marilyn, spoke about family
and social values, with their son,
Tucker, among the nearly 1,100
seniors and graduate students receiv- .
ing degrees.
In a news conference prior to the
ceremonies, Dan Quayle said he had no
plans of running for president in 1996,
but did not rule out running in the
future and said he would support Bob
Dole this year.
Comparing their own college days to
those of their son, the Quayles talked
about cultural changes "from Pearl
Bailey to Pearl Jam."
"But for all the surface changes,"
said Marilyn Quayle, "there are other
things that bond our class with yours.
Some of them, quite frankly, are
disturbing. For example, we came of
age in a time of national self-doubt,
when respect for governing institutions
was lower than at any other time—
until today."
"Ironically, each member of the class
of '96 is what you might call a
Watergate baby," said Dan Quayle. 'Yet
if you were born to doubt, you have
been educated to lead us all to better
things. Here you have learned that
society's highest values are not to be
calculated in dollars and cents, and
that success is measured not by what
you get, but by what you give."
The Quayles noted that inspiration
is needed today as much as informa
tion, and that America's history could
provide such inspiration.
"While America's history may be
flawed, it is also a source of optimism
and, yes, inspiration," said Marilyn
Quayle. "To be a part of that history,
you don't have to run for office or
author legislation. You can affect
history by being a responsible parent
and a supportive spouse, by being a
good neighbor, an honest citizen, a
reliable employee, a decent employer.
That is what makes for happy homes,
sound economies, decent environments and strong nations."
"Remember, you determine the
history your own lives make," said
Joe Ryan
The Quayles, who shared the commencement podium, stressed the importance of
family values and then watched as their son, Tucker, received his degree.
Young Hong
Don't start without me!  A few straggling graduates run to catch the 9 a.m.
ceremony in Goodman Stadium.
Dan Quayle. "Be wise in your choices.
Choose to replenish the American
spirit. Choose to make this great
nation more secure in the values of
faith, freedom and family. If you do,
you will leave a bright light of hope for
future generations to follow."
Marilyn Quayle said the most
important challenge facing graduates
and the nation is "restoring our frayed
bonds of community, of giving each
American a sense that he belongs to
something larger and finer than
himself. The genius of America is not
that we dictate society's objectives
from the top down, but that we
organize them from the ground up.
And that we— you and I — do the
organizing."
Disagreeing with the popular
notion that the future belongs to the
"experts," she cited Jefferson and the
founders of the country, who "in
defiance of the accepted wisdom of the
day, believed that ordinary people are
capable of extraordinary accomplishments, none more extraordinary than
self-government. The founders placed
limits on government so that there
would be no limits to individual
achievement or social justice."
Citing families he interviewed for
his new book, The American Family:
Discovering the Values that Make Us
See COMMENCEMENT on page 2
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