Julian Assange Quotes

Stopping leaks is a new form of censorship.

This generation is burning the mass media to the ground.

Every time we witness an act that we feel to be unjust and do not act, we become a party to injustice.

If we can only live once, let it be a daring adventure.

There is unity in the oppression. There must be absolute unity and determination, in the response.

Those who are repeatedly passive in the face of injustice soon find their character corroded.

The attack on the truth by war begins long before war starts and continues long after a war ends.

Intelligence agencies keep things secret because they often violate the rule of law or of good behavior.

I'm not a big fan of regulation: anyone who likes freedom of the press can't be.

Media is a big problem around the world, it's powerful and can abuse its power.

The truth is the only way that we can get anywhere.

Knowledge has always flowed upwards to bishops and kings, not down to serfs and slaves.

Every time you go to a party and take a picture and post that picture to Facebook, you're being a rat. You're being a narc.

If journalism is good, it is controversial, by its nature.

Dont shoot the messenger for revealing uncomfortable truths.

The only way to keep a secret is to never have one.

It is impossible to correct abuses unless we know that theyre going on.

There is nothing new in this world other than the history that you don't know yet.

Facebook in particular is the most appalling spying machine that has ever been invented.

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

If we are to produce a more civilized society, a more just society, it has to be based on the truth.

Cryptography is the ultimate form of non-violent direct action.

What does censorship reveal? It reveals fear.

Every War in the past 50 Years is a Result of Media Lies

If wars can be started by lies, they can be stopped by truth.

One of the best ways to achieve justice is to expose injustice.