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title: "1 Intuitive Hardened Quotes By Chelsea Manning"
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> [As outrageously counter-intuitive as this might seem, the most hardened terrorists and criminals are often extremely willing to brag about the terrible things they've done, the unlikely places that they have been hiding, the important people that they know and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chelsea-manning/as-outrageously-counter-intuitive-as-this-might-seem-the-most/)

[Chelsea Manning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chelsea-manning/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d72/chelsea-manning-3116_future_as-outrageously-counter-intuitive-as-thi_2031036.jpg)

## More by Chelsea Manning

> [I think it's actually kind of sweet how there is a reciprocal effect that our stories can have on each other.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chelsea-manning/i-think-it-s-actually-kind-of-sweet-how-there-is-a-reciprocal-effect/)

[Chelsea Manning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chelsea-manning/)

> [Visibility is not equality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chelsea-manning/visibility-is-not-equality/)

[Chelsea Manning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chelsea-manning/)

> [I regret if my actions hurt anyone or harmed the United States. It was never my intent to hurt anyone. When I chose to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chelsea-manning/i-regret-if-my-actions-hurt-anyone-or-harmed-the-united-states-it-was/)

[Chelsea Manning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chelsea-manning/)

> [I used to get these horrible feelings; like, I just wanted to rip my body apart, and I don't want to have to go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chelsea-manning/i-used-to-get-these-horrible-feelings-like-i-just-wanted-to-rip-my/)

[Chelsea Manning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chelsea-manning/)

> [When I was a kid, I wanted to be in business or politics, like a CEO of a big corporation or a U.S. senator.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chelsea-manning/when-i-was-a-kid-i-wanted-to-be-in-business-or-politics-like-a-ceo-of/)

[Chelsea Manning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chelsea-manning/)

> [By December 2009, I had come to terms with my gender identity just as I was deployed to Iraq.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chelsea-manning/by-december-2009-i-had-come-to-terms-with-my-gender-identity-just-as/)

[Chelsea Manning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chelsea-manning/)

> [I wanted the American public to know that not everyone in Iraq and Afghanistan were targets that needed to be neutralized, but rather people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chelsea-manning/i-wanted-the-american-public-to-know-that-not-everyone-in-iraq-and/)

[Chelsea Manning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chelsea-manning/)

> [I do not think that Caitlyn Jenner's transition was easy. Coming out and transitioning as a public figure - even for someone like her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chelsea-manning/i-do-not-think-that-caitlyn-jenner-s-transition-was-easy-coming-out/)

[Chelsea Manning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chelsea-manning/)

> [Suffrage is not a right afforded to everyone. Rather, voting is a privilege in the United States - and a hard-earned privilege at that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chelsea-manning/suffrage-is-not-a-right-afforded-to-everyone-rather-voting-is-a/)

[Chelsea Manning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chelsea-manning/)

> [Through every struggle that I have been confronted with and have been subjected to - solitary confinement, long legal battles, and physically transitioning to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chelsea-manning/through-every-struggle-that-i-have-been-confronted-with-and-have-been/)

[Chelsea Manning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chelsea-manning/)

> [We should all be able to live as human beings - and to be recognized as such by the societies we live in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chelsea-manning/we-should-all-be-able-to-live-as-human-beings-and-to-be-recognized-as/)

[Chelsea Manning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chelsea-manning/)

> [Day-to-day life is as simple as it is routine - though my days are often long and very busy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chelsea-manning/day-to-day-life-is-as-simple-as-it-is-routine-though-my-days-are/)

[Chelsea Manning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chelsea-manning/)

> [The most important people for me, at least in the last couple of years since I came out, are my supersecret trans friends and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chelsea-manning/the-most-important-people-for-me-at-least-in-the-last-couple-of-years/)

[Chelsea Manning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chelsea-manning/)

> [In the years preceding my imprisonment, I worked as a software programmer, designing and developing web interfaces, secure databases, and communication software; later, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chelsea-manning/in-the-years-preceding-my-imprisonment-i-worked-as-a-software/)

[Chelsea Manning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chelsea-manning/)

> [Even if I didn't have the support that I have, I would still be fighting the same fights, and I would still be the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chelsea-manning/even-if-i-didn-t-have-the-support-that-i-have-i-would-still-be/)

[Chelsea Manning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chelsea-manning/)

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