One thing I've learned over these last 30 or 40 years is that people make history. There's no fait accompli to any of this.

Quote by Jeremy Rifkin

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What the public needs to understand is that these new technologies, especially in recombinant DNA...

What the public needs to understand is that these new technologies, especially in recombinant DNA...

It may be that everything the life science companies are telling us will turn out...

It may be that everything the life science companies are telling us will turn out...

The electronic media introduced this idea to the larger audience very, very quickly. We spent...

The electronic media introduced this idea to the larger audience very, very quickly. We spent...

The interesting thing is, while we die of diseases of affluence from eating all these...

The interesting thing is, while we die of diseases of affluence from eating all these...

We are already producing enough food to feed the world. We already have technology in...

We are already producing enough food to feed the world. We already have technology in...

The American public is not aware that there might be potential allergenic and toxic reactions....

The American public is not aware that there might be potential allergenic and toxic reactions....

What I'm suggesting to you is that this could be a renaissance. We may be...

What I'm suggesting to you is that this could be a renaissance. We may be...

The public should know that the liability issues here have yet to be resolved, or...

The public should know that the liability issues here have yet to be resolved, or...

They're now turning those seeds into intellectual property, so they have a virtual lock on...

They're now turning those seeds into intellectual property, so they have a virtual lock on...

When we seed millions of acres of land with these plants, what happens to foraging...

When we seed millions of acres of land with these plants, what happens to foraging...

Back in 1983, the United States government approved the release of the first genetically modified...

Back in 1983, the United States government approved the release of the first genetically modified...

The insurance companies aren't covering that. Should Monsanto be liable for these losses? Should the...

The insurance companies aren't covering that. Should Monsanto be liable for these losses? Should the...

In this country, the health concerns and the environmental concerns are as deep as in...

In this country, the health concerns and the environmental concerns are as deep as in...

We now have an opportunity, though, to do something we didn't do in the industrial...

We now have an opportunity, though, to do something we didn't do in the industrial...

I know quite a few farmers all over the United States who have tried this...

I know quite a few farmers all over the United States who have tried this...

The position I took at the time was that we hadn't really examined any of...

The position I took at the time was that we hadn't really examined any of...

Back in the mid-1980s, congressional hearings were held after we brought this litigation, and held...

Back in the mid-1980s, congressional hearings were held after we brought this litigation, and held...

The industry's not stupid. The industry knows that if those foods are labeled genetically engineered,...

The industry's not stupid. The industry knows that if those foods are labeled genetically engineered,...

The 10 largest antitrust law firms in the United States have gone into the federal...

The 10 largest antitrust law firms in the United States have gone into the federal...

You can eliminate, for example, a Brazil nut gene if you know that it will...

You can eliminate, for example, a Brazil nut gene if you know that it will...