: Burns urges the audience to "insist on heroes" and "serve your country" by participating in the democratic process and voting. Ken Park

This is a widely cited speech (sometimes misattributed or searched for as "Ken Park") delivered by documentarian Ken Burns at Stanford University on June 12, 2016. It is an appeal to graduates to uphold democratic values and personal integrity. : : Burns urges the audience to "insist on

: He argues that science and the arts make a country "worth defending" even if they don't contribute to its physical defense. Ken Park