Daniel Ellsberg
Daniel Ellsberg
Daniel Ellsbergis an activist and former United States military analyst who, while employed by the RAND Corporation, precipitated a national political controversy in 1971 when he released the Pentagon Papers, a top-secret Pentagon study of U.S. government decision-making in relation to the Vietnam War, to The New York Times and other newspapers...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionOther
Date of Birth7 April 1931
CountryUnited States of America
country patriotic government
For an American to be patriotic is to be loyal to the principles of our Constitution, and the First Amendment. The truth is that the policies of the government is sometimes in conflict with that. In our country, patriotism should not be defined as obedience to an authority.
decision citizens answers
I felt that as an American citizen, as a responsible citizen, I could no longer cooperate in concealing this information from the American public. I did this clearly at my own jeopardy and I am prepared to answer to all the consequences of this decision.
years nsa important
In my estimation, there has not been in American history a more important leak than Edward Snowden's release of NSA material, and that definitely includes the Pentagon Papers 40 years ago.
generation shaped
The Sixties: The Years That Shaped a Generation
truth thinking telling-the-truth
You needn't think there is nothing you can do-you can tell the truth.
found fanatics reasonable
I found draft resistors very conscientious, reasonable, and not fanatics.
should
There are some things that should not be leaked without authorization.
hero years paper
There should be at least one leak like the Pentagon Papers every year.