--- title: Mike Pence: Vice President's Speech at Notre Dame Graduation description: Vice President Mike Pence discussed the value of free speech during his commencement address at the University of Notre Dame canonical: https://time.com/4787520/mike-pence-university-of-notre-dame-commencement-graduation-2017/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: true article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-05-21T18:35:01.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T05:02:18.939Z article:section: Ideas og:title: Mike Pence at Notre Dame: 'The Future Is Yours' og:description: "Be leaders for the freedom of thought and expression" og:url: https://time.com/4787520/mike-pence-university-of-notre-dame-commencement-graduation-2017/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd98ac9d2545c25bb/6988ce330a4a22b9a49ce3e2/mike-pence-notre-dame.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1024 og:image:height: 576 og:image:alt: Donald Trump Holds Joint Press Conference With Colombian President Santos og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Mike Pence at Notre Dame: 'The Future Is Yours' twitter:description: "Be leaders for the freedom of thought and expression" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd98ac9d2545c25bb/6988ce330a4a22b9a49ce3e2/mike-pence-notre-dame.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Mike Pence at Notre Dame: 'The Future Is Yours' > Sponsored content. 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