And he gave it for his opinion, that whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass, to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, would deserve better of mankind, and do more essential service to his country, than the whole race of politicians put together.
- Jonathan Swift, Gulliver's Travels
"No occupation is so delightful to me as the culture of the earth,no culture comparable to that of the garden ... But though an old man, I am but a young gardener."
- Thomas Jefferson
"The greatest service which can be rendered any country is to add a useful plant to its culture."
- Thomas Jefferson
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