James Baker commencement speaker at The Hill School

Former U.S. Secretary of State James A. Baker III was the speaker for the 157th commencement ceremony at The Hill School in Pottstown.

Baker graduated from The Hill School and also had the pleasure of seeing his granddaughter graduate with the class of 2008.

Revolutionary thinking is needed to help the United States deal with the many challenges of the 21st century, Baker told the graduates.

From coverage of the talk by reporter Evan Brandt:

The United States has led a "revolution of thought" in the field of technology, an ideological revolution that resulted in "the peaceful conclusion to the Cold War," and has "supported democratic revolutions in many countries."

"What," Baker asked, "will be your generation’s revolution? What will be your individual revolution?"

Read the full story in The Mercury.

(That's Baker with his granddaughter, Mary Stuart Clarke Baker. Photo by Daniel P. Creighton/The Mercury)