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“Almost certainly, however, the first essential component of social justice is adequate food for all mankind.”

Norman Borlaug · Food

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Norman Borlaug

Man seems to insist on ignoring the lessons available from history.

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Norman Borlaug

Without food, man can live at most but a few weeks without it, all other components of social justice are meaningless.

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Norman Borlaug

Therefore I feel that the aforementioned guiding principle must be modified to read: If you desire peace, cultivate justice, but at the same time cultivate the fields to produce more bread otherwise there will be no peace.

Peace

Norman Borlaug

Man's survival, from the time of Adam and Eve until the invention of agriculture, must have been precarious because of his inability to ensure his food supply.

Food