
David McCullough, Jr. has now turned that speech into You Are Not Special: ... And Other Encouragements
My conversation with David McCullough, Jr.
"To discover to the world something which deeply concerns it, and of which it was previously ignorant; to prove to it that it had been mistaken on some vital point of temporal or spiritual interest, is as important a service as a human being can render to his fellow creatures..." John Stuart Mill, "On Liberty"