Julian Assange

Non-conformity passion rule

“Non-conformity is the only real passion worth being ruled by.”

― Julian Assange

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“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

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

― Julian Assange

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“Big Brother is home. He is installed in the item you just dragged home from the Apple store.”

― Julian Assange

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

― Julian Assange

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“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

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“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

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"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

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"What does censorship reveal? It reveals fear."

― Julian Assange

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

― Julian Assange

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"One of the best attributes of human beings is that they're adaptable; one of the worst attributes of human beings is they are adaptable. They adapt and start to tolerate abuses, they adapt to being involved themselves in abuses, they adapt to adversity and they continue on."

― Julian Assange

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

― Julian Assange

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"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

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

― Julian Assange