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Ichingcarpenter

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1. Matt's friend and mentor was Howard Zinn.... Here is the text of Matt's MIT speech

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Sun Jun 5, 2016, 11:39 AM

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Below is the prepared text of the Commencement address delivered by actor and filmmaker Matt Damon for the Institute’s 2016 Commencement, held June 3, 2016.

FULL TEXT
OF MATT'S SPEECH

http://news.mit.edu/2016/matt-damon-commencement-address-0603

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Matt Damon gave a highly charged MIT commencement speech [View all] G_j Jun 2016 OP

Matt's friend and mentor was Howard Zinn.... Here is the text of Matt's MIT speech Ichingcarpenter Jun 2016 #1

great speech! nt G_j Jun 2016 #2

Neighbor and mentor Brother Buzz Jun 2016 #3

I knew he graduated from Harvard, but didn't realize he grew up in Cambridge. avaistheone1 Jun 2016 #11

big kick blm Jun 2016 #4

gives me hope for the future larkrake Jun 2016 #7

K&R smirkymonkey Jun 2016 #5

I like his choice of Presidential candidate! MADem Jun 2016 #6

matt knows who controls the purse strings, a real diplomat larkrake Jun 2016 #8

Matt knows who will be a superb POTUS~! nt MADem Jun 2016 #14

"Well, you might have their money, but you don�t have our respect." JonLeibowitz Jun 2016 #10

RightO!!! avaistheone1 Jun 2016 #12

And HRC has MATT DAMON's respect--which is why he supports HER for POTUS. MADem Jun 2016 #15

That's a great article ismnotwasm Jun 2016 #13

It's quite true--I've lived in places where water is an issue, and MADem Jun 2016 #17

And it set the hair on top of the talking heads at FN on fire Fritz Walter Jun 2016 #9

Matt Damon Explains Why He's Endorsing Hillary Clinton for President oberliner Jun 2016 #16