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> [ When Private Bradley \[aka Chelsea\] Manning put his conscience ahead of his personal well-being by allegedly releasing important information to the world's public via WikiLeaks, he was put into an inhumane solitary confinement and is now facing charges that carry… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-mcgovern/when-private-bradley-aka-chelsea-manning-put-his-conscience-ahead-of/)

[Ray McGovern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-mcgovern/)

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## More by Ray McGovern

> [You do what you know is good, because it's good, and then you have a certain peace of mind, saying, you've been an activist…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-mcgovern/you-do-what-you-know-is-good-because-it-s-good-and-then-you-have-a/)

[Ray McGovern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-mcgovern/)

> [Now, how do you explain Obama's claim, that he can kill American citizens without due process? Well, he has his attorney general get up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-mcgovern/now-how-do-you-explain-obama-s-claim-that-he-can-kill-american/)

[Ray McGovern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-mcgovern/)

> [I have the manual, and the sad thing is that many of the techniques are exactly the same ones with a few enhancements by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-mcgovern/i-have-the-manual-and-the-sad-thing-is-that-many-of-the-techniques/)

[Ray McGovern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-mcgovern/)

> [You know, it's hard to say this, but I suspect that Obama is afraid either of blackmail potential or even worse. And he has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-mcgovern/you-know-it-s-hard-to-say-this-but-i-suspect-that-obama-is-afraid/)

[Ray McGovern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-mcgovern/)

> [I knew about some experience on the operational part of the CIA with Latin American services and so forth having to do with torture.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-mcgovern/i-knew-about-some-experience-on-the-operational-part-of-the-cia-with/)

[Ray McGovern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-mcgovern/)

> [I would have never thought that I would hear myself saying that the president of the United States is afraid of the CIA. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-mcgovern/i-would-have-never-thought-that-i-would-hear-myself-saying-that-the/)

[Ray McGovern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-mcgovern/)

> [Well, the role of our "allies," in my view, is a scandal. 53 other countries cooperated in the kidnapping, "extraordinary rendition," of suspected terrorists…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-mcgovern/well-the-role-of-our-allies-in-my-view-is-a-scandal-53-other/)

[Ray McGovern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-mcgovern/)

> [Form a small group. Five or six people, of people who think the way you do, and are willing to meet regularly, every week,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-mcgovern/form-a-small-group-five-or-six-people-of-people-who-think-the-way-you/)

[Ray McGovern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-mcgovern/)

> [You know, we may just be planting seeds for future generations, but that's okay. We can't be deterred from doing things, because we might…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-mcgovern/you-know-we-may-just-be-planting-seeds-for-future-generations-but/)

[Ray McGovern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-mcgovern/)

> [Now the big danger is to avoid doing anything, unless you have a surety, unless you have an assurance that you'll be successful. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-mcgovern/now-the-big-danger-is-to-avoid-doing-anything-unless-you-have-a/)

[Ray McGovern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-mcgovern/)

> [Our bill of rights has been shredded. The fourth amendment specifically prohibits the kind of activities the NSA is involved in domestically. The fifth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-mcgovern/our-bill-of-rights-has-been-shredded-the-fourth-amendment/)

[Ray McGovern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-mcgovern/)

> [I would answer with the words of the Stasi alumnus Wolfgang Schmidt, who was asked that question: "What about these Americans who say, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-mcgovern/i-would-answer-with-the-words-of-the-stasi-alumnus-wolfgang-schmidt/)

[Ray McGovern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-mcgovern/)

> [We all have a responsibility, and as Rabbi Heschel, one of my prophets, has put it: "Those who condone, or are silent, in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-mcgovern/we-all-have-a-responsibility-and-as-rabbi-heschel-one-of-my-prophets/)

[Ray McGovern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-mcgovern/)

> [I would say that not many German people are still alive, who experienced what happened during the third reich. We don't have to go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-mcgovern/i-would-say-that-not-many-german-people-are-still-alive-who/)

[Ray McGovern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-mcgovern/)

> [Everyone knows that due process means judicial process, and when John Brennan brings him a list of people to be killed this particular week,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-mcgovern/everyone-knows-that-due-process-means-judicial-process-and-when-john/)

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