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. 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. 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. 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. A president is a high-level official who is elected to carry out a function. He is not a king, not a god. He is not the witch doctor of a tribe who knows everything. He is a civil servant. I think the ideal way of living is to live like the vast majority of people whom we attempt to serve and represent. 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.
Posted on: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 15:32:42 +0000
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