Activism Quote by Nicholas Negroponte

“When you meet a head of state, and you say, 'What is your most precious natural resource?' they will not say children at first, and then when you say, 'children,' they will pretty quickly agree with you.” quote by Nicholas Negroponte — Download Open image

“When you meet a head of state, and you say, 'What is your most precious natural resource?' they will not say children at first, and then when you say, 'children,' they will pretty quickly agree with you.”

Nicholas Negroponte

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