Tim Russert, the beloved moderator of NBC's Meet the Press, returned to his hometown roots to deliver the commencement address at Niagara University in 2000. Speaking to graduates just miles from where he grew up in South Buffalo, Russert invoked this biblical principle — a phrase his own father, a sanitation worker known as 'Big Russ,' had instilled in him from childhood. Russert used this line as the moral foundation of his entire address, arguing that a college education is not merely a personal achievement but a social obligation. He told the graduates that their degrees came with a responsibility to give back to their communities, their families, and those who had sacrificed to make their education possible. The phrase captures Russert's lifelong belief that privilege carries duty — a theme that ran through both his journalism and his personal life.