Julian Assange

I am the heart and soul of WikiLeaks.

If you are going to be a true intellectual, you have to be willing to be an outcast.

The goal is justice, the method is transparency.

Every time we're about to publish something, we face a political attack. It's a pattern.

The internet is the greatest tool for emancipation that has ever been invented.

We are trying to make the world more just, one leak at a time.

The function of a free press is to be a check on power, not to be a tool of power.

The internet allows us to bypass traditional media, which is largely controlled by corporations and governments.

The more information that is public, the more difficult it is for governments to lie.

Our civilization is being destroyed by secrecy.

The internet is a force for good, but it can also be used for evil.

The greatest danger to democracy is not terrorism, but secrecy.

We are fighting for the right to know.

The powerful are always afraid of the truth.

The internet is a weapon of mass instruction.

The internet is a platform for free speech.

Every time a journalist is arrested, it's a blow to democracy.

The internet is a battleground for freedom.

We are living in a surveillance society.

The government is trying to control the flow of information.