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Norman Borlaug: A Great American Citizen

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“There are 6.6 billion people on the planet today. With organic farming we could only feed four billion of them. Which two billion would volunteer to die?” This quote is one of many from Norman Borlaug. The quote says if we just had organic farming we would not get by. Our population keeps growing and he noticed this. Norman wanted to do something about it. To be a great american citizen you have to loved, supported, and/or courageously defended our country, who have done something to help our nation in a time a need, who made our nation a better place. Norman Borlaug is a great american citizen. Norman Borlaug has done a lot of things. All of these acts fall into the pillars. Norman was trustworthy when he went overseas to India and Pakistan.

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