krishna started out dirt poor and has pulled himself out of poverty with a small business. of his success. i asked in his secret. his answer, entrepreneurship. what does that mean? here is his definition. "build something, earn a living, serve others, build, earn, serve." where do you suppose he got these crazy ideas? he will tell you himself, from america. he's never been here before. he knows this. this is what we stand for. this is our ethos. spreading around the world, lifting up people like him in countries like his. he is not alone. since 1970, 2 billion people around the world have been lifted out of absolute poverty and billions have seen democracy for the first time. why? two reasons. first, they saw how we lived in the united eights. based on open society, the rule of law, copyrights, and the reward of hard work. they saw our freedom and prosperity. by copping these ideas, the inspiration and drive that makes our nation so great, the throughout the chains -- threw off the chains of poverty by hundreds of millions. we have a military, diplomatic, and cultural leade