You can either be informed and your own rulers, or you can be ignorant and have someone else, who is not ignorant, rule over you. Julian Assange ignorantinformrule Change image and share on social
We get information in the mail, the regular postal mail, encrypted or not, vet it like a regular news organization, format it - which is sometimes something that's quite hard to do, when you're talking about giant databases of information - release it to the public and then defend ourselves against the inevitable legal and political attacks. Julian Assange attackdatabasedefend share on social
Every law, every constitution, every regulative decision is based upon what people are discussing in their community. It's based upon our sum knowledge of history and the present. Julian Assange basecommunityconstitution Change image and share on social
Stopping leaks is a new form of censorship. Julian Assange censorshipformleak Change image and share on social
That's a problem. I mean, like any sort of growing startup organization, we are sort of overwhelmed by our growth. And that means we're getting enormous quantity of whistleblower disclosures of a very high caliber, but don't have enough people to actually process and vet this information. Julian Assange caliberdisclosureenormous share on social
Intelligence agencies keep things secret because they often violate the rule of law or of good behavior. Julian Assange agencybehaviorgood Change image and share on social
During the period of house arrest, I had an electronic manacle around my leg for 24 hours a day, and for someone who has tried to give others liberty all their adult life, that is absolutely intolerable. Julian Assange absolutelyadultarrest share on social
The Iraq War was the biggest issue for people of my generation in the West. It was also the clearest case, in my living memory, of media manipulation and the creation of a war through ignorance. Julian Assange bigcaseclear Change image and share on social
I found in investigative journalism it is always best, if you have any language skills, not to admit them. Julian Assange admitfindinvestigative Change image and share on social
As we've gotten more successful, there's a gap between the speed of our publishing pipeline and the speed of our receiving submissions pipeline. Our pipeline of leaks has been increasing exponentially as our profile rises, and our ability to publish is increasing linearly. Julian Assange abilityexponentiallygap share on social