"Character assassination has always been a tool used by those who
cannot successfully defend their message. Although they think such
slander will destroy my car
eer, they
don’t understand that I consciously gave up a ‘career’ in 1982 for a
life of service. The spirit of service inspired by the truth, conscience
and compassion cannot be stopped by threats or media attacks. For me,
science has always been about service, not servitude. My life of science is about creativity and seeing connections, not about mechanistic thought and manipulated facts." —Vandana Shiva,
Seed Freedom, in response to recent criticism about her work to protect the integrity of seeds.
