Civilization Quote by Norman Borlaug

“The destiny of world civilization depends upon providing a decent standard of living for all mankind.”

Norman Borlaug

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

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Almost certainly, the first essential component of social justice is adequate food for all mankind. Food is the moral right of all who are…

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Yet food is something that is taken for granted by most world leaders despite the fact that more than half of the population of…

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This is a basic problem, to feed 6.6 billion people. Without fertilizer, forget it. The game is over.

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

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Plant diseases, drought, desolation, despair were recurrent catastrophes during the ages - and the ancient remedies: supplications to supernatural spirits or gods.

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