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Default Norman Borlaug: The Man Who Saved Lives...

"Tom Francis - SWSports" wrote in
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On Sun, 13 Sep 2009 14:25:05 -0400, Tom Francis - SWSports
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Wow - I didn't realise he was that old.

A true American hero.

http://www.reason.com/blog/show/136043.html


Favorite quote: "One of the greatest threats to mankind today is that
the world may be choked by an explosively pervading but well
camouflaged bureaucracy."

Words for our times friends, words for our times.



Didn't 60 Minutes have him on once? Before that it seems like no one ever
heard of him. Sad.

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