1. Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), third President of the United States, said:
- "Agriculture is the most healthful, most useful, and most noble employment of man."
2. Arthur Young (1741-1820), an English agriculturist and writer, wrote in his book "Travels in France" in 1792:
- "The introduction of turnips into the Norfolk system was the greatest agricultural improvement ever made."
3. Jethro Tull (1674-1741), an English agricultural reformer often referred to as the "Father of Scientific Agriculture," said:
- "The earth is a mine, and the plough is the key to it."
4. Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck (1744-1829), a French naturalist, proposed the theory of "inheritance of acquired characteristics" in 1809, which influenced agricultural breeding practices during the Agricultural Revolution:
- "Function creates the organ."
5. George Washington (1732-1799), the first President of the United States and a prominent agriculturalist, said in a letter in 1791:
- "Agriculture is the most useful art that man is acquainted with."
6. Adam Smith (1723-1790), a Scottish economist and philosopher, wrote in his influential book "The Wealth of Nations" in 1776:
- "Agriculture, the art which produces the food of man, is the foundation of all arts, the parent of all manufactures."
These quotes highlight different aspects of the Agricultural Revolution and its significance from various perspectives.