To be alive as a human being is to know, in the same way as it is to have a heart that beats. Julian Assange More Quotes by Julian Assange More Quotes From Julian Assange Every time we witness an injustice and do not act, we train our character to be passive in its presence and thereby eventually lose all ability to defend ourselves and those we love. Julian Assange couragelovecharacter What are the differences between Mark Zuckerberg and me? I give private information on corporations to you for free, and I'm a villain. Zuckerberg gives your private information to corporations for money and he’s Man of the Year. Julian Assange moneymenyears One of the best ways to achieve justice is to expose injustice. Julian Assange achievejusticeway You have to start with the truth. The truth is the only way that we can get anywhere. Because any decision-making that is based upon lies or ignorance can't lead to a good conclusion. Julian Assange ignorancedecisionlying We all only live once. So we are obligated to make good use of the time that we have and to do something that is meaningful and satisfying. This is something that I find meaningful and satisfying... I enjoy helping people who are vulnerable. And I enjoy crushing bastards. Julian Assange crushmeaningfulpeople What does censorship reveal? It reveals fear. Julian Assange censorshipwikileaksdoe Power is a thing of perception. They don't need to be able to kill you. They just need you to think they are able to kill you Julian Assange perceptionneedsthinking As editor of WikiLeaks, I am very proud of three things. Number one, we have never got it wrong in terms of what we say. A document is what it is. Number two, we have never revealed one of our sources ever. Number three, what are we proud of? We are proud that there is not a single instance of anyone coming into physical harm as a result of our publication. Julian Assange editorsnumberstwo Now, is it the case that Facebook is actually run by U.S. intelligence? No, it's not like that. It's simply that U.S. intelligence is able to bring to bear legal and political pressure on them. And it's costly for them to hand out records one by one, so they have automated the process. Everyone should understand that when they add their friends to Facebook, they are doing free work for United States intelligence agencies in building this database for them. Julian Assange agencyrunninghands If wars can be started by lies, they can be stopped by truth. Julian Assange bad-asswarlying There is nothing new in this world other than the history that you don't know yet. Julian Assange this-worldknowsworld Every War in the past 50 Years is a Result of Media Lies Julian Assange warlyingpast The only way to keep a secret is to never have one. Julian Assange secretway The internet, our greatest tool of emancipation, has been transformed into the most dangerous facilitator of totalitarianism we have ever seen. The internet is a threat to human civilization. Julian Assange internettoolscivilization Intelligence agencies keep things secret because they often violate the rule of law or of good behavior. Julian Assange agencysecretlaw 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 communitylawpeople Censorship is always cause for celebration. It is always an opportunity because it reveals fear of reform. It means that the power position is so weak that you have got to care what people think. Julian Assange opportunitymeanthinking Dont shoot the messenger for revealing uncomfortable truths. Julian Assange uncomfortablemessengersrevealing 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 rulersignorantover-you It's the world without sunlight, but I haven't seen sunlight in so long, I don't remember it. Julian Assange rememberlongworld
