Seventy-five percent of your education was paid for by your tuition, but twenty-five percent was paid for by people who never met you, through direct contributions to your endowment. They did not know who you were but gave generously so you could have your education.
Leonard A. Lauder
Connecticut College Commencement 1989, 1989
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Lauder's argument about giving back was grounded in simple arithmetic that most graduates had never considered. A quarter of the cost of their education had been subsidized by complete strangers — alumni and donors who contributed to the college's endowment without knowing who would benefit. This wasn't a guilt trip but a reframing. 'There is going to be a time when you can afford to give some of that back,' Lauder said, 'and you are going to be expected to give back a little bit to people that you have never met and never known.' He connected this to the broader trend he called 'the return of mother' — the resurgence of feminine values like 'ethics, passion and compassion' — and the rise of 'fivers,' people who give five percent of their income and five hours a week to community service.
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