Your unwavering commitment to learning becomes the basis of your successive victories in life.
In the darkest of hours, it is true friendship that becomes the greatest source of strength.
It has been through your efforts that the foundations of this institution have been completed, ensuring that it will stand for an eternity.
Let us set sail … toward an era of human triumph that is so eagerly anticipated by all, toward the dawn of a global renaissance.
I ask you to inspire hope where there is suffering, amplify unity where there is conflict, and impel progress where there is stagnation.
I would hope that you listen with compassion … to the voices of the people, especially youth, and the desperate cries of the times.
Soka University of America represents the culmination of the effort to make value-creating education a reality.
Always honor the vows you made in your youth and forever stay true to the path that you chose to set forth!
The courageous, dedicated efforts you make from today will be looked on by humanity a century hence as the first steps in a revolution.
Tap the boundless potential inherent in the life of each and every person, to help move humanity in the direction of goodness and harmony.
