Emperor Wen of Han (r. 180-157 BCE)
"Agriculture is the basis of empire. Among the endeavours of man, none is more important."
- From a speech/edict delivered by Emperor Wen in the Records of the Grand Historian (Shi Ji, 10) by Sima Qian. Translated by Burton Watson (Columbia University Press, 1993).
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