Quote by: John Boyd Orr

In recent times, European nations, with the use of gunpowder and other technical improvements in warfare, controlled practically the whole world. One, the British Empire, brought under one government a quarter of the earth and its inhabitants.


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Author Bio


  • NameJohn Boyd Orr
  • DescriptionScottish nutritionist, Director-General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
  • BornSeptember 23, 1880
  • DiedJune 25, 1971
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionBiologist; Physician; Politician
  • AwardsNobel Peace Prize; Military Cross; Distinguished Service Order