World’s Poorest President His EXCELLENCY Mr.Jose Mujica of Uruguay who cares for Humanity and donates 90% of his salary and offers his house to more than 100 Syrian orphans Listen to him What it means to live? To live is to live in accordance with how one thinks. Be yourself and dont try to impose your criteria on the rest. I dont expect others to live like me. I want to respect peoples freedom, but I defend my freedom. And that comes with the courage to say what you think, even if sometimes others dont share those views. On being the Poorest President Im not the poorest president. The poorest is the one who needs a lot to live. My lifestyle is a consequence of my wounds. Im the son of my history. There have been years when I would have been happy just to have a mattress. I have a way of life that I dont change just because I am a president. I earn more than I need, even if its not enough for others. For me, it is no sacrifice, its a duty. Goal as President My goal is to achieve a little less injustice in Uruguay, to help the most vulnerable and to leave behind a political way of thinking, a way of looking at the future that will be passed on and used to move forward. Theres nothing short-term, no victory around the corner. I will not achieve paradise or anything like that. What I want is to fight for the common good to progress. Life slips by. The way to prolong it is for others to continue your work. Naming Uruguay the country of the year in 2013, the Economist may very well have described the rising nations head of state, President José Pepe Mujica as bold. Known for his unusual frankness, fiery oration and bold leadership to turn ideas into action, the 78-year-old leader possesses and practices the very characteristics that many world leaders fail to emulate. He has also garnered international acclaim for his progressive policies, down-to-earth personality and simple presentation, which has earned him a reputation as the worlds poorest president. Living in a small, one-bedroom farm with his wife, Sen. Lucia Toplansky, Mujica donates 90% of his salary to charity, leads by example in an age of austerity and has gained international acclaim for decrying excessive consumption. Mujica practices the simplicity he preaches. Here are some of our favorite quotes Ive seen some springs that ended up being terrible winters. We human beings are gregarious. We cant live alone. For our lives to be possible, we depend on society. Its one thing to overturn a government or block the streets. But its a different matter altogether to create and build a better society, one that needs organization, discipline and long-term work. Lets not confuse the two of them. I want to make it clear: I feel sympathetic with that youthful energy, but I think its not going anywhere if it doesnt become more mature. by the one-of-a-kind president with a powerful message: We have sacrificed the old immaterial gods, and now we are occupying the temple of the Market-God. He organizes our economy, our politics, our habits, our lives, and even provides us with rates and credit cards and gives us the appearance of happiness. It seems that we have been born only to consume and to consume, and when we can no longer consume, we have a feeling of frustration, and we suffer from poverty, and we are auto-marginalized. We can almost recycle everything now. If we lived within our means, by being prudent, the 7 billion people in the world could have everything they needed. Global politics should be moving in that direction. But we think as people and countries, not as a species. As soon as politicians start climbing up the ladder, they suddenly become kings. I dont know how it works, but what I do know is that republics came to the world to make sure that no one is more than anyone else. The pomp of office, he said, is like something left over from a feudal past: You need a palace, red carpet, a lot of people behind you saying, Yes, sir. I think all of that is awful. Businesses just want to increase their profits; its up to the government to make sure they distribute enough of those profits so workers have the money to buy the goods they produce, Mujica told businessmen at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Its no mystery — the less poverty, the more commerce. The most important investment we can make is in human resources.
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