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
determination unity oppression
There is unity in the oppression. There must be absolute unity and determination, in the response
civilization tools internet
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.
secret way
The only way to keep a secret is to never have one.
tired politics newspapers
Why is it that govt employees makes the best spouses? Because afterthey come back from work, they are not tired and they already readthe newspapers.
war long ends
The attack on the truth by war begins long before war starts and continues long after a war ends.
media journalism controversial
If journalism is good, it is controversial, by its nature.
stopping censorship leaks
Stopping leaks is a new form of censorship.
character faces injustice
Those who are repeatedly passive in the face of injustice soon find their character corroded.
media people brave
WikiLeaks is really a litmus test for those people who walk the talk in the media. How much will they really follow their protestations to be brave publishers, and how much do they really want to lick the boots of power? Well, you can tell by their engagement with us and what they do.
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.
war lying past
One of the hopeful things that I've discovered is that nearly every war that has started in the past 50 years has been a result of media lies. The media could've stopped it if they had searched deep enough; if they hadn't reprinted government propaganda they could've stopped it.
police corruption
The corruption in reporting starts very early. It's like the police reporting on the police.
hands organization criticism
We always expect tremendous criticism. It is my role to be the lightning rod ... to attract the attacks against the organization for our work, and that is a difficult role. On the other hand, I get undue credit.
machines particular
Facebook in particular is the most appalling spying machine that has ever been invented,