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The evidence points to central Asia as man's original home, for the general movement of human migrations has been outward from that region and not inward. -- Ellsworth Huntington
We have no information, not even a tradition, concerning the first migration of the human race into Italy. It was the universal belief of antiquity that in Italy, as well as elsewhere, the first population had sprung from the soil. -- Theodor Mommsen
Long after this wonderful event in the Earth's history, when the human species was spread over a good deal of Asia, Europe, and Africa, migration to the American continents began in attempts to find new feeding grounds and unoccupied areas for hunting and fishing. -- Harry Johnston
Europe and Africa share proximity and history, ideas and ideals, trade and technology. You are tied together by the ebb and flow of people. Migration presents policy challenges - but also represents an opportunity to enhance human development, promote decent work, and strengthen collaboration. -- Ban Ki-moon
I wonder the human race has been so fond of migrations, when the young take so hardly to traveling ... -- Ivy Compton-Burnett

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