“We are beginning to understand that by the time the conquistadors struck the Andes or Custer reached the Black Hills of South Dakota, only shadow populations of natives remained. The Indian wars got the headlines, but they were mopping-up operations.… — Richard Manning Copy Share Image
“In other words, a bunch of guys who spent their time running around the woods, hunting and fishing and trading meat for sex, one day saw someone hoeing weeds and said to themselves, “What a fine idea! Let’s go do… — Richard Manning Copy Share Image
“Between 1970 and 1992, a million farms—36 percent of all American farms—ceased to exist.” — Richard Manning Copy Share Image
“What was invented with civilization was the ability of some to deny sensuality to others.” — Richard Manning Copy Share Image
“Famine was the mark of a maturing agricultural society, the very badge of civilization.” — Richard Manning Copy Share Image
“A thirty-two-ounce soda and a tank of gas is America distilled to its seminal fluids.” — Richard Manning Copy Share Image
“The predominant system of farming bolstered by all of this is accurately named industrial agriculture. It is capital-intensive, not labor-intensive, which largely explains the… — Richard Manning Copy Share Image
“The British custom of taking tea as an afternoon break has more to do with sugar than with tea. During the nineteenth century, when… — Richard Manning Copy Share Image
“We are beginning to understand that by the time the conquistadors struck the Andes or Custer reached the Black Hills of South Dakota, only… — Richard Manning Copy Share Image
“In other words, a bunch of guys who spent their time running around the woods, hunting and fishing and trading meat for sex, one… — Richard Manning Copy Share Image
