The real cause of hunger is the powerlessness of the poor to gain access to the resources they need to feed themselves. — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share Image
Hunger is not caused by a scarcity of food but a scarcity of democracy, — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share Image
I had the realization that hunger is not caused by scarcity of food, it is caused by the production system and an… — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share Image
No society has fulfilled its democratic promise if people go hungry... If some go without food they have surely been deprived of… — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share Image
Hunger is a people-made phenomenon, so the central issue is power: the power of those who make the decisions about what is… — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share Image
You have increasing poverty and increasing wealth. Fine food is one way to dispense with a lot of money... It's understanding that… — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share Image
Recently, [Diana Wilson] went on a hunger strike to protest Dow Chemical's refusal to accept responsibility for a 1984 chemical disaster in… — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share Image
I understand, of course, that grain-fed meat is not the cause of the world hunger problem-and eating some of it doesn't directly… — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share Image
Women can succeed in villages all over the world today without relying on heavy machinery or debt. They can take leadership roles… — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share Image
Hunger is a people-made phenomenon, so the central issue is power: the power of those who make the decisions about what is grown and… — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share Image
What is different and exciting is how much we have learned. We learned we were right that we don't need the chemical model of… — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share Image
We hear, "Oh, we need to patent GMOs and develop new strains and new chemicals because Nature can't provide what we need." I have… — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share Image
The good life may mean doing some things that do not feel comfortable. It may mean sitting long hours just with yourself as you… — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share Image
That's what happened when my own life crumbled. The people who came into my life bolstered me to take more risks, to be even… — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share Image
If we cannot know what's possible, then we are free to do that which is pulling our hearts and that which is life serving. — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share Image
My path has not been smooth. But the great thing about getting to be an elder is that you can look back and see… — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share Image
Old models of farming with chemicals and credit mostly favored privileged men. — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share Image
What an extraordinary time to be alive. We're the first people on our planet to have real choice: we can continue killing each other,… — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share Image
Honest hope has an edge. It's messy. It requires that we let go of all pat answers, all preconceived formulas, all confidence that our… — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share Image
![“Recently, [Diana Wilson] went on a hunger strike to protest Dow Chemical's refusal to accept responsibility for a 1984 chemical disaster in Bhopal, India, caused by a company they now own, Union Carbide. In the past, Diane's hunger strikes had been lonely affairs, but this time friends and…” quote by Frances Moore Lappé](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f51/frances-moore-lapp-4271_accepting_recently-diana-wilson-went-on-a-hunger-s_1970678.jpg)
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