
Gullivers Reisen. Teil 2: Reise nach Brobdingnag, Kapitel 7, gutenberg.spiegel.de http://gutenberg.spiegel.de/buch/gullivers-reisen-7565/17
And he gave it for his opinion, "that whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass, to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, would deserve better of mankind, and do more essential service to his country, than the whole race of politicians put together." - Gulliver's Travels. Part II: Voyage to Brobdingnag. Chapter VII en.wikisource https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Gulliver%27s_Travels/Part_II/Chapter_VII