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Harvard’s Latin Salutatory Address 2007

At Harvard University’s 356th Commencement, undergraduate Charles Joseph McNamara delivered the 356th Latin Salutatory commencement address about Star Wars.

Taken from http://www.commencement.harvard.edu/ Morning exercises.

Duration : 0:8:15


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25 Responses to “Harvard’s Latin Salutatory Address 2007”

  1. It’s the roots of …
    It’s the roots of every romantic language, learn it, and you’ll see the many similarities of the romantic languages.

  2. i wish i could …
    i wish i could speak latin… ):

  3. RoyalKnightVII on July 31st, 2009 at 11:20 pm

    wow you are a fool …
    wow you are a fool the very language you speak right now is filled with Latin, you fool!

  4. TheNecromancer143 on July 31st, 2009 at 11:20 pm

    brilliant…
    brilliant…

  5. Wow optime
    Wow optime

  6. A culture is not …
    A culture is not transferred merely by one’s being born in the same nation as his ancestors (compare ancient and modern Egypt), but must be handed on from generation to generation. Latin dominates a preponderance of Western cultural heritage, and as such, the study of Latin is not only a lesson in thought par excellence, but also a formative excercise in becoming a true heir to our civilization. Perhaps this one can stay.

  7. ALex4815162342 on July 31st, 2009 at 11:20 pm

    “Benefits both mind …
    “Benefits both mind and soul”… okay.
    I really don’t how studying it does that, but whatever, you don’t have to answer just go ahead and delete your English response, dude.

  8. Si linguam …
    Si linguam anglicanam intelligis, partem parvam linguae latinae scis. Si linguam gallicam etiam intelligis, partem majorem linguae latinae scis. Si linguam hispana quoque intelligis, nullam partem parvam quidem linguae latinae scis. Latina vivit et valet, modo in linguas modernas nostras mutavit et migravit.

    Nonne nunc hoc responsum vulgatum delere possumus? Traduxi.

  9. Liceat…scribi*
    Liceat…scribi*

  10. Liceat sub hoc …
    Liceat sub hoc spectaculo miro nihil responsorum lingua anglicanorum. Si quid scribi opportet, opportet latine scribi.

    Quanta ista responsa vulgata super sunt, atque delenda sunt.

  11. If you know English …
    If you know English, you know a little latin. If you know English and French, you know more latin. If you know English, French, and Spanish, you know quite a bit of latin. Latin is alive and well, it’s just moved in and made itself at home in the languages we speak today.

  12. ALex4815162342 on July 31st, 2009 at 11:20 pm

    Latin is a dead …
    Latin is a dead language, I don’t really get why people study it, it’s not like you will find someone on the street to whom to speak latin with.

  13. Hypischneomai on July 31st, 2009 at 11:20 pm

    Hic sermo iucundus …
    Hic sermo iucundus magnopere me delectavit. Ille iuvenis spem mihi videtur praebere, bonas artes non omnino perditas esse in nostris diebus. Ego hoc scribo qui, iuvenis, litteris Romanis interdum incumbo, saepeque fruor. Macte virtute! :)

  14. sovietjoybuzzer on July 31st, 2009 at 11:20 pm

    Perspective, I …
    Perspective, I think. Learning Latin, as learning any language will do, forces one to think differently. Some of this comes from the structure of the language itself, some from the lessons of culture and history that come with it. It probably won’t get you a job or a date, but you will see your own language, culture, society, and country differently than before. At least, I know that I do. In an age of mass media, the option of a different view is valuable, if only to maintain one’s sanity.

  15. MrTonyWilliams on July 31st, 2009 at 11:20 pm

    (for those who …
    (for those who wonder why anyone would want to learn latin)

  16. MrTonyWilliams on July 31st, 2009 at 11:20 pm

    Hic unam causam est …
    Hic unam causam est: sapientia est potentia!

  17. Salvete.

    quid …
    Salvete.

    quid est super?

    Lingua Latina non mortuus est.

    Hic Omnes est.

    Valete

  18. Terminator1920 on July 31st, 2009 at 11:20 pm

    i hate all Latino …
    i hate all Latino the Monkeys

    FUCK LATINO Sandniggers

  19. theapplemac99 on July 31st, 2009 at 11:20 pm

    gay?
    gay?

  20. Quae lingua? Mihi …
    Quae lingua? Mihi sere interest.

  21. It greatly opens up …
    It greatly opens up a perspective on history, and you will be able to see through the eyes of the original authors. But very few people know Latin in Vatican City. This may change in the near future. Latin is far more than christianity. Science used to be in Latin.

  22. I never mean to …
    I never mean to offend anybody and not saying this intending to the orator, but seriously, what benefits does learning Latin have besides living in the Vatican City?

  23. blabla… ma ba’aya …
    blabla… ma ba’aya shelcha? ima lo ohevet otcha? mohhh… hasain shelcha rak katan?

  24. i hate life…im so …
    i hate life…im so dumb

  25. Woah whata speech!
    Woah whata speech!

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