Norman Borlaug Quotes

… the many armed conflicts which continue to afflict the world today present us daily with dramatic images of misery, hunger, illness and death. Without peace, there can be no form of economic development.  Violence never begets peace, the necessary condition for development.

I resigned from the Marine Corps and flying in 1974, even though I loved them both. I quit because I no longer wanted to fight for peace. Instead, I believe we can build a more sustainable peace by working for prosperity.

Liberating Iraq from a legacy of violence and putting it on the path to peace and prosperity will take time.

May the same Almighty Goodness banish the accursed monster, war, from all lands, with her hated associates, rapine and insatiable ambition!

You can’t build peace on empty stomachs.

No nation is rich enough to pay for both war and civilization. We must make our choice; we cannot have both.

Wars are bred by poverty and oppression. Continued peace is possible only in a relatively free and prosperous world.

Peace, development, and justice are all connected to each other. We cannot talk about economic development without talking about peace. How can we expect economic development in a battlefield?

Our armed forces will fight for peace in Iraq, a peace built on more secure foundations than are found today in the Middle East. Even more important, they will fight for two human conditions of even greater value than peace: liberty and justice.

I was never convinced that war was the best system to bring democracy to the country.

Democracies are poor breeding grounds for terrorism and war.

We want peace and development in all 10 states of South Sudan - we don't want military backing.

A war can perhaps be won single-handedly. But peace - lasting peace - cannot be secured without the support of all.

Businesses succeed when societies themselves succeed. When countries are affected by violence and the absence of the rule of law, business can and must be a messenger of peace.

If there is no peace in Central America, it will not be because Costa Rica, and myself as president, have not done what is necessary to obtain peace.

I can not believe that war is the best solution. No one won the last war, and no one will win the next war.

'Capitalism' is a dirty word for many intellectuals, but there are a number of studies showing that open economies and free trade are negatively correlated with genocide and war.

A world without war is not in the cards.

To many, peace is what enables development and is critical in providing opportunities to young people. To some - especially those from regions involved in conflict - peacekeeping and efforts to preserve peace are absolutely vital in bringing prosperity and hope for the future.

We want peace and a political solution to the situation in Chechnya.

An unjust peace is better than a just war.

Well, I think everybody is frustrated by the finances of the U.N. and the inability to solve problems of war and peace.

The rule of law in place of force, always basic to my thinking, now takes on a new relevance in a world where, if war is to go, only law can replace it.

Anyone who believes that the eternal question of war and peace in Europe is no longer there risks being deeply mistaken.

I believe it is peace for our time.