Intelligence agencies keep things secret because they often violate the rule of law or of good behavior. – Julian Assange
In my role as Wikileaks editor, Ive been involved in fighting off many legal attacks. To do that, and keep our sources safe, we have had to spread assets, encrypt everything, and move telecommunications and people around the world to activate protective laws in different national jurisdictions. – Julian Assange
I mean theres enormous pressures to harmonize freedom of speech legislation and transparency legislation around the world – within the E.U., between China and the United States. Which way is it going to go? Its hard to see. – Julian Assange
If journalism is good, it is controversial, by its nature. – Julian Assange
For 13 to be unlucky would require there to be some kind of cosmic intelligence that counts things that humans count and that also makes certain things happen on certain dates or in certain places according to whether the number 13 is involved or not (whatever is involved might mean). – Douglas Hofstadter