Have you been asked to provide a commencement speech for your local high school or college? If so, you probably need some inspiration. If not, you still need some inspiration, because we all do. NPR has collected the 300 best commencement speeches from the past 240 years. Some of those were only recorded in text, while others are on video. Of course, there may well be amazing speeches that were never entered into the public record, but no doubt you’ll find a speaker that will inspire you in this collection. -via Laughing Squid