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Beto O'Rourke: “You are the heirs to all that service and sacrifice and…”

Featuring: Beto O'Rourke, Democratic | Former Candidate, Governor of Texas

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Beto O'Rourke Delivers the Commencement Speech at the USC Gould School of Law

Published | Video Starts at 17:10

So it is today with all of us. And I want you to know, and I hope that you feel this. You are the heirs to all that service and sacrifice and struggle that won America through every one of those tests and trials that we've been through before. What you do with this inheritance will define you in the eyes of history and will determine what is possible for this great country. (17:10–17:23)

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Asserts that the current generation inherits the service, sacrifice, and struggle that helped America through historical challenges.

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