Henry Skillicorne

2022 Speech Day at Cheltenham Ladies College

Lessons in Social Change: Mandela and the Elm

How do you weaken a powerful force? It’s simple – you deny it access to its source of energy. It matters whom you have in your corner. It matters who influences you. It matters where you draw your inspiration. A spark will never truly ignite without the influence of oxygen. Even the most talented genius needs validation sometimes.