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.

We don’t have sources who are dissidents on other sources. Should they come forward, that would be a tricky situation for us. But we’re presumably acting in such a way that people feel morally compelled...

These big-package releases. There should be a cute name for them.

Every law, every constitution, every regulative decision is based upon what people are discussing in their community. It’s based upon our sum knowledge of history and the present.

The greater the power, the more need there is for transparency, because if the power is abused, the result can be so enormous. On the other hand, those people who do not have power, we...

You can’t do anything sensible until you know what the situation is that you’re in.

WikiLeaks is designed to make capitalism more free and ethical.

We like to engage in a normal publishing effort, which is to act in a responsible manner and make sure the material is not likely to harm anyone, that it is properly investigated by quality...

The internet has become a political space. I think that is one of the most important developments in the past decade.

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 coauthored my first nonfiction book by the time I was 25. I have been involved in nonfiction documentaries, newspapers, TV and internet since that time.

Cryptography is the essential building block of independence for organisations on the Internet, just like armies are the essential building blocks of states, because otherwise one state just takes over another.

During the period of house arrest, I had an electronic manacle around my leg for 24 hours a day, and for someone who has tried to give others liberty all their adult life, that is...

That’s a problem. I mean, like any sort of growing startup organization, we are sort of overwhelmed by our growth. And that means we’re getting enormous quantity of whistleblower disclosures of a very high caliber,...

I’m not a big fan of regulation: anyone who likes freedom of the press can’t be.

Cryptography is the ultimate form of non-violent direct action.

In the history of Wikileaks, nobody has claimed that the material being put out is not authentic.

Opponents past and present have the same essential weakness about them: first they want to use you, then they want to be you, then they want to snuff you out.