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Man can and must prevent the tragedy of famine in the future instead of merely trying with pious regret to salvage the human wreckage of the famine, as he has so often done in the past.
— Norman Borlaug
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Norman Borlaug
biologist, university teacher, geneticist, agronomist, engineer, forestry engineer
1914 – 2009
Norman Ernest Borlaug was an American agronomist who led initiatives worldwide that contributed to the extensive increases in agricultural production termed the Green Revolution. Borlaug was awarded multiple honors for his work, including the Nobel Peace Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal, one of only seven people to have received all three awards.
All Quotes by Norman Borlaug
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Without food, man can live at most but a few weeks; without it, all other components of social justice are meaningless.
— Norman Borlaug
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We must recognize the fact that adequate food is only the first requisite for life. For a decent and humane life, we must also provide an opportunity for good education, remunerative employment, comfortable housing, good clothing, and effective and compassionate medical care.
— Norman Borlaug
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Man can and must prevent the tragedy of famine in the future instead of merely trying with pious regret to salvage the human wreckage of the famine, as he has so often done in the past.
— Norman Borlaug
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You can't build a peaceful world on empty stomachs and human misery.
— Norman Borlaug
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There can be no permanent progress in the battle against hunger until the agencies that fight for increased food production and those that fight for population control unite in a common effort.
— Norman Borlaug
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Civilization as it is known today could not have evolved, nor can it survive, without an adequate food supply.
— Norman Borlaug
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Food is the moral right of all who are born into this world.
— Norman Borlaug