“Food is a tool. It is a weapon in the U. S. negotiating kit”

— Earl Butz

Cited in: " Food Fights http://www.inthesetimes.com/mobile/article/food_fights" By Jeremy Gantz on inthesetimes.com

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American government official 1909–2008

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