Julian Assange

"Change comes from an aggressive, relentless willingness to examine and re-examine your assumptions."

"Real change comes from knowing the truth."

"Establishing a culture of transparency is the best investment we can make."

"The best of humanity's recorded knowledge is not accessible to most of the world's population."

"I believe in creating a more transparent and open world."

"Acts which legalize homelessness, poverty, and violence are themselves violent acts."

"Courage is not the absence of fear; it is the conviction that something else is more important."

"The role of media is to hold power accountable."

"Openness and dialogue are essential to resolving conflict."

"Intelligence work should be subject to scrutiny and oversight."

"We should judge people not by their mistakes, but by their willingness to acknowledge them."

"A healthy society requires public information and debate."

"The protection of whistleblowers is essential for justice."

"Information wants to be free."

"My life has been defined by an intense sense of mission."

"When faced with evil, silence is complicity."

"Authoritarian systems depend on a population that is complicit through ignorance."

"The path to freedom is paved with truth."

"Great change comes when people are armed with the truth."

"The role of the press is to speak truth to power."

"Transparency is the antidote to corruption."

"I have been supported by people from all walks of life."

"The most dangerous thing to those in power is the truth."

"We must challenge the systems that oppress us."

"Courage is the most important virtue in fighting for justice."

"A free society requires free information."

"Those who would give up essential liberty for temporary safety deserve neither."

"We have a moral obligation to speak the truth."

"Governments fear transparency more than anything else."

"Justice delayed is justice denied."