To say that a man has saved a million lives is a feat so monumental that it defies the imagination.  Yet the consequences of the tireless crusade against global famine that Norman Borlaug waged are of such magnitude that they cannot be measured in lives, despite their incalculable value. 

Without the work of Norman Borlaug, entire realms of the earth would be unpopulated. Without the work of Norman Borlaug, entire cultures of mankind would have perished or never existed. 

As we stand in awe of what one great man like Norman Borlaug can accomplish, let us imagine the impact his works have had on the world by allowing for so many other lives and their own individual accomplishments and contributions to the collective chronicles of mankind.  What price can we put on a life?  On a million lives?  On a way of life? 

Norman Borlaug and his dwarf wheat brought life to the desert, fed the hungry, and advanced science.  The struggles of famine continue in our world and even in our country, so let us remember Norman Borlaug on this day and let his life be an example of what can be done through science, agriculture, and the power of one single human spirit.