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Quote by Norman Borlaug
Man seems to insist on ignoring the lessons available from history

Man seems to insist on ignoring the lessons available from history. – 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
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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. – Norman Borlaug

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respect
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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 the world is hungry. – Norman Borlaug

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Food
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History
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Introspection and preserved writings give us far more insight into the ways of past humans than we have into the ways of past dinosaurs. For that reason, Im optimistic that we can eventually arrive at convincing explanations for these broadest patterns of human history. – Jared Diamond

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History

Texas was such a welcoming place, and with its unbelievable history and tradition, its extra special to be a part of that. – Ricky Williams

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History

History does not merely touch on language, but takes place in it. – Theodor Adorno

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History

One of the deepest impulses in man is the impulse to record, – to scratch a drawing on a tusk or keep a diary, to collect sagas and heap cairns. This instinct as to the enduring value of the past is, one might say, the very basis of civilization. – John Jay Chapman, Memories and Milestones

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History

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Let me alone, and go in search of someone else. – Ali ibn Abi Talib

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