Quote by Jerry Brown
When the farmer can sell directly to the consumer, it is a more ac

When the farmer can sell directly to the consumer, it is a more active process. Theres more contact. The consumer can know, who am I buying this from? Whats their name? Do they have a face? Is the food they are selling coming out of Mexico with pesticides? – Jerry Brown

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I like computers. I like the Internet. Its a tool that can be used. But dont be misled into thinking that these technologies are anything other than aspects of a degenerate economic system. – Jerry Brown

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Prisons dont rehabilitate, they dont punish, they dont protect, so what the hell do they do? – Jerry Brown

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Punishment
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We have to restore power to the family, to the neighborhood, and the community with a non-market principle, a principle of equality, of charity, of lets-take-care-of-one-another. Thats the creative challenge. – Jerry Brown

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What I say is that, if a fellow really likes potatoes, he must be a pretty decent sort of fellow. – A.A. Milne (1882–1956), “Lunch,” Not That It Matters

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It is, in my view, the duty of an apple to be crisp and crunchable, but a pear should have such a texture as leads to silent consumption. – Edward Bunyard

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Food

Russia will occupy most of the good food lands of central Europe while we have the industrial portions. We must find some way of persuading Russia to play ball. – Henry L. Stimson

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Food

Vegetables are interesting but lack a sense of purpose when unaccompanied by a good cut of meat. – Fran Lebowitz

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Food

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