"I'm going to ask you to be statesmen as well as Soldiers. I'm going to ask you to remember that you are citizens, first and foremost Aca,!A| It's not enough that you graduate from here and learn your skill and lead your troops. You must also help lead your nation, even as second lieutenants."
- Navy. Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, while delivering a commencement address to 1,031 graduating cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., May 21, 2011, urging the Class of 2011 to always remember that their responsibilities extend beyond their purely military duties.
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