"I was in a lot of pain, and I was going through a lot of changes in my life, and I was kind of going through an identity crisis. And I was just kind of like, I don't know what's going on."

"I believe that information should be free. I believe that governments should be transparent."

"The military industrial complex thrives on secrecy."

"I'm not a political pawn. I'm a human being with my own beliefs."

"I just want to be seen as a person, not as a symbol."