Almost certainly, however, the first essential component of social justice is adequate food for all mankind. – Norman Borlaug
Without food, man can live at most but a few weeks without it, all other components of social justice are meaningless. – Norman Borlaug
Therefore I feel that the aforementioned guiding principle must be modified to read: If you desire peace, cultivate justice, but at the same time cultivate the fields to produce more bread otherwise there will be no peace. – Norman Borlaug
Man seems to insist on ignoring the lessons available from history. – Norman Borlaug