"... the forces of power, particularly corporate power,……" — Wes Jackson
"... the forces of power, particularly corporate power, are impatient with what is adequate for a coherent community. Because power gains so little from community in the short run, it does not hesitate to destroy community for the long run."
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Wes Jackson
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9 Quotes by Wes Jackson
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When people, land, and community are as one, all three members prosper; when they relate not as members but as…
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As we search for a less extractive and polluting economic order, so that we may fit agriculture into the economy…
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A necessary part of our intelligence is on the line as the oral tradition becomes less and less important. There…
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The dialectical or ecological approach asserts that creating the world is involved in our every act. It is impossible for…
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If your life's work can be accomplished in your lifetime, you're not thinking big enough.
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Our task is to build cultural fortresses to protect our emerging nativeness. They must be strong enough to hold at…
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The agriculture we seek will act like an ecosystem, feature material recycling and run on the contemporary sunlight of our…
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The farmer and the farm, like "the environment," are looked upon, for example, as means to offset trade deficits. The…
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Almost certainly, however, the first essential component of social justice is adequate food for all mankind.
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