LOS ANGELES, CA, (NAMC) - One of the stars of the popular film "Lord of the Rings" addressed graduates of St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York, that "activism is not a dirty word" and urged them to be active citizens, particularly to make changes in the country's health-care system.
Viggo Mortensen graduated from St. Lawrence in 1980 and spoke to the University's 567 graduates at Commencement on Sunday, May 21, in Appleton Arena on campus. He also received an honorary doctor of arts degree at the ceremony, held indoors for the first time in 21 years.
He quoted one of the great thinkers Plato by saying, "One of the penalties of refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.' Recent election results and subsequent political appointments in this country seem to bear that admonishment out."
Viggo Mortensen urged those gathered to become active in changing what he sees as an inadequate and inequitable health-care system.
Others that were honored with honorary degrees included alumni Rev. Richard Gilbert, Class of 1958, and Barbara Tewksbury, Class of 1973, the William R. Kenan Professor of Geology at Hamilton College
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