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Danh ngôn của Norman Borlaug (Sứ mệnh: 7)

Civilization as it is known today could not have evolved, nor can it survive, without an adequate food supply.
Yet food is something that is taken for granted by most world leaders despite the fact that more than half of the population of the world is hungry.
Almost certainly, however, the first essential component of social justice is adequate food for all mankind.
Food is the moral right of all who are born into this world.
Without food, man can live at most but a few weeks; without it, all other components of social justice are meaningless.
For, behind the scenes, halfway around the world in Mexico, were two decades of aggressive research on wheat that not only enabled Mexico to become self-sufficient with respect to wheat production but also paved the way to rapid increase in its production in other countries.
In my Nobel lecture, I suggested we had until the year 2000 to tame the population monster, and then food shortages would take us under. Now I believe we have a little longer.
It's a free society. But don't tell the world that we can feed the present population without chemical fertilizer. That's when this misinformation becomes destructive.
When wheat is ripening properly, when the wind is blowing across the field, you can hear the beards of the wheat rubbing together. They sound like the pine needles in a forest. It is a sweet, whispering music that once you hear, you never forget.
It's amazing how often campaigners in rich countries think poor people don't get backache.
Some of the environmental lobbyists of the Western nations are the salt of the earth, but many of them are elitists.
The lack of roads in Africa greatly hinders agriculture, education, and development.
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.