Dallaire devoted a portion of his speech to discussing the environment, and the drastic shift from his parents’ views on the environment to his generation’s views.
“There was no direct concern or limitation” on the use of resources in past generations, Dallaire said. “[But] we will be held accountable for this misuse. Humanity is going to be affected by the decisions of today.”
He also discussed the importance of combating threats such as modern terrorism without forfeiting civil liberties.
“Today, the threats do not play by any of the rules,” he said, but he warned against moving towards a time when “we have security but we’re in a police state.”
At the end of his 45-minute speech, Dallaire was received with a standing ovation.
—Staff writer Evan H. Jacobs can be reached at ehjacobs@fas.harvard.edu.