Julian Assange
Julian Assange
Julian Paul Assangeis an Australian computer programmer, publisher and journalist. He is editor-in-chief of the organisation WikiLeaks, which he founded in 2006...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth3 July 1971
CityTownsville, Australia
CountryAustralia
Julian Assange quotes about
justice goal important
The goal is justice, the method? is transparency. It's important not to confuse the goal and the method.
real war people
I'm constantly annoyed that people are distracted by false conspiracies such as 9/11, when all around we provide evidence of real conspiracies, for war or mass financial fraud.
limits knows
What we know is everything, it is our limit, of what we can be.
important diplomatic
The most important publication of WikiLeaks is that it has published more than 10 million documents. The most important single collection of material we have published is the US diplomatic cable series. We started with 251,000 in 2011, but are up to 3 million now and have more coming.
character faces injustice
Those who are repeatedly passive in the face of injustice soon find their character corroded.
philosophy government differences
A great number of those working for liberal causes are not only shy but borderline collusive. They want change to happen nicely, and it won't. They want decency to come about without anybody suffering or being embarrassed, and it won't. And most of all they want to give many of the enemies of open government the benefit of the doubt, and I don't. It's not just a difference of approach, it's a complete schism in our respective philosophy. You can't go about disclosure in the hope that it won't spoil anybody's dinner.
lying war past
Every War in the past 50 Years is a Result of Media Lies
response
Has WikiLeaks been forced to do one thing rather than another in response to resource constraints? Yes. Constantly.
internet penetration best-things
The penetration of society by the Internet and the penetration of the Internet by society is the best thing that has ever happened to global human civilisation.
coke washington-dc putin
So when Putin goes out to buy a Coke, thirty seconds later it is known in Washington DC.
giving political historical
If a source gives us material that is of political, diplomatic, ethical or historical significance that has not been published before and is comprised of official documents or recordings, then WikiLeaks will publish it.
law agency secret
Intelligence agencies keep things secret because they often violate the rule of law or of good behavior.
ignorant cages persons
To keep a person ignorant is to place them in a cage.
determination unity oppression
There is unity in the oppression. There must be absolute unity and determination, in the response