He stood up in front of a graduating class at New England College and advised it, not to go out and carpe diem or contribute to society by getting good and gainfully employed in our booming economy, but to pretty much do what it’s been doing for four years during college.

“It is time for you— all of you — to take responsibility for your country, for your government, for your community,” Democratic presidential contender John Edwards said. “This is not about waiting for leaders or someone else to solve these problems for you. It will never happen. You have to take responsibility.”