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“ We must recognize the fact that adequate food is only the first requisite for life. For a decent and humane life, we must also provide an opportunity for good education, remunerative employment, comfortable housing, good clothing, and effective and compassionate medical care. ”

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You can't build a peaceful world on empty stomachs and human misery.

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When wheat is ripening properly, when the wind is blowing across the field, you can hear the beards of the wheat rubbing together. They sound like the pine needles in a forest. It is a sweet, whispering music that once you hear, you never forget.

~ Norman Borlaug

Civilization as it is known today could not have evolved, nor can it survive, without an adequate food supply.

~ Norman Borlaug

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

~ Norman Borlaug