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"Without the potato, the balance of European power might never have tilted north."
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"If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."
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"All the problems of the nation are nothing, in comparison to the might of God."
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"The strength of spirit is measured by sufferings."
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"Nothing is more gratifying to the mind of man than power or dominion."
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"Power of generalizing gives men so much the superiority in mistake over the dumb animals."
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"Confusion is a weapon that is used by others to gain a temporary objective or advantage."
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"Men do not become tyrants in order that they may not suffer cold."
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"He was the darkest of voices inside her head, the Night - kind King, and when he turned his gift of persuasion onto her, she wanted to take her soul out of her body and hand it to him."
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"Utilizing the Power of Your Heart is the most significant choice you will make in life."
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"More powerful than the mighty armies is an idea whose time has come."
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"Wet milling (to produce starch) is an energy-intensive way to make food; for every calorie of processed food it produces, another ten calories of fossil fuel energy are burned."
Science
"My writing is remarkably non-confessional; you actually learn very little about me."
Writing
"The single greatest lesson the garden teaches is that our relationship to the planet need not be zero-sum, and that as long as the sun still shines and people still can plan and plant, think and do, we can, if we bother to try, find ways to provide for ourselves without diminishing the world."
Environment
"Without the potato, the balance of European power might never have tilted north."
Power
"As I grew steadily more comfortable in the kitchen, I found that, much like gardening, most cooking manages to be agreeably absorbing without being too demanding intellectually. It leaves plenty of mental space for daydreaming and reflection."
Hobbies
"For is there any practice less selfish, any labor less alienated, any time less wasted, than preparing something delicious and nourishing for people you love?"
Generosity
"Human cultures vary widely in the plants they use to gratify the desire for a change of mind, but all cultures (save the Eskimo) sanction at least one such plant and, just as invariably, strenuously forbid certain others. Along with the temptation seems to come the taboo."
Anthropology
"High-quality food is better for your health."
Food
"As long as one egg looks pretty much like another, all the chickens like chicken, and beef beef, the substitution of quantity for quality will go unnoticed by most consumers, but it is becoming increasingly apparent to anyone with an electron microscope or a mass spectrometer that, truly, this is not the same food."
Society
"The things journalists should pay attention to are the issues the political leadership agrees on, rather than to their supposed antagonisms."
Leadership
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