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  • The war against hunger is truly mankind's war of liberation.

    War   Justice   Poverty  
  • If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one.

  • There is no finer investment for any community than putting milk into babies.

    Funny   Uplifting   Baby  
    Speech on radio, 21 Mar. 1943, in Complete Speeches (1974) vol. 7, p. 6761
  • Public charities, foodbanks and church pantries are doing more than ever before, but they can't keep up with the need. We can never end hunger only through the wonderful work of local charities. Like other Western democracies, we must end our national problem of hunger through national and political leadership. Charity is nice for some things, but not as a way to feed a nation. We don't protect our national security through charity, and we shouldn't protect our families and children that way either.

  • Hunger knows no friend but its feeder.

    Aristophanes, Douglass Parker (1962). “The wasps: Translated by Douglass Parker”
  • We cannot stick our heads in the sand concerning the issue of hunger in America. Even though this subject seldom reaches the front page of our newspapers or is featured on news programs because of its lack of sensationalism, the problem exists in massive proportions and must be defeated.

    America   Issues   News  
  • If we can conquer space, we can conquer childhood hunger.

  • There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread.

    Witty   Humorous   Food  
  • Hungry people cannot be good at learning or producing anything, except perhaps violence.

    Pearl Bailey (1973). “Pearl's Kitchen: An Extraordinary Cookbook”, Harcourt
  • Healthy children are born from healthy, respected, well-nourished and educated mothers and it is imperative that they have a voice in the decisions which affect them. If you empower a mother and let her have her say towards a poverty-free future, the positive impact this would have on ending hunger will be immense.

  • There will never cease to be ferment in the world unless people are sure of their food.

  • In this country that grows more food than any other nation on this earth, it is unthinkable that any child should go hungry.

  • We are a country that prides itself on power and wealth, yet there are millions of children who go hungry every day. It is our responsibility, not only as a nation, but also as individuals, to get involved. So, next time you pass someone on the street who is in need, remember how lucky you are, and don't turn away.

  • One of the things I want to do that's outside the realm of acting and the arts - although both have their place in this - is ending childhood hunger here in America.

    Art   America   Childhood  
  • Almost certainly, however, the first essential component of social justice is adequate food for all mankind.

    Norman Ernest Borlaug (1971). “Mankind and Civilization at Another Crossroad”
  • Food is the moral right of all who are born into this world.

    Norman Ernest Borlaug (1971). “Mankind and Civilization at Another Crossroad”
  • The fact is that there is enough food in the world for everyone. But tragically, much of the world's food and land resources are tied up in producing beef and other livestock-food for the well off-while millions of children and adults suffer from malnutrition and starvation.

  • There's enough on this planet for everyone's needs but not for everyone's greed.

  • I went to bed hungry many nights as a child. It was a Dream that dressed me up when I was ragged, and it was a Dream that filled me up when I was hungry. Now it's my Dream to see that no child in this world ever goes hungry, certainly not here in America, the most bountiful country in the world. We can do better...we must!

  • Childhood hunger in America is as much a paradox as it is a tragedy. Why, in the wealthiest country in the world, should hunger darken the lives and dreams of 12 million children and their families? I believe that, when Americans learn the facts and understand how their involvement can make a difference, banishing childhood hunger will be a national, local and personal priority.

  • We know that a peaceful world cannot long exist, one-third rich and two-thirds hungry.

    Two   Long   Peaceful  
    United States. President (1977-1981 : Carter), Jimmy Carter (1977). “Jimmy Carter”
  • Pay attention to the hungry, both in this country and around the world. Pay attention to the poor. Pay attention to our responsibilities for world peace. We are our brother's keeper.

  • Hunger is not an issue of charity. It is an issue of justice.

  • Hunger makes a thief of any man.

    Pearl S. Buck (2012). “The Good Earth”, p.154, Open Road Media
  • A hungry man is not a free man.

    Speech, Kasson, Minn., 6 Sept. 1952
  • Therefore I feel that the aforementioned guiding principle must be modified to read: If you desire peace, cultivate justice, but at the same time cultivate the fields to produce more bread; otherwise there will be no peace.

    Norman Ernest Borlaug (1971). “Mankind and Civilization at Another Crossroad”
  • Happy Hunger Games! And may the odds be ever in your favor.

    Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.21, Scholastic Inc.
  • America, which leads the world in so many ways, can end childhood hunger within its borders.

  • Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed.

    Peace   Military   War  
    Speech to American Society of Newspaper Editors, Washington, D.C., 16 Apr. 1953
  • The American fast food diet and the meat eating habits of the wealthy around the world support a world food system that diverts food resources from the hungry. A diet higher in whole grains and legumes and lower in beef and other meat is not just healthier for ourselves but also contributes to changing the world system that feeds some people and leaves others hungry.

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