--- title: "19 Julian Quotes By Julian Assange" description: "19 Julian quotes by Julian Assange. Plus more from Julian Assange and more Julian sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c8/julian-assange-1566_achieve_the-aim-of-wikileaks-is-to-achieve-just_2500174.jpg" --- > [The aim of Wikileaks is to achieve just reform around the world and do it through the mechanism of transparency.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-assange/the-aim-of-wikileaks-is-to-achieve-just-reform-around-the-world-and/) [Julian Assange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-assange/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c8/julian-assange-1566_achieve_the-aim-of-wikileaks-is-to-achieve-just_2500174.jpg) > [Has WikiLeaks been forced to do one thing rather than another in response to resource constraints? Yes. Constantly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-assange/has-wikileaks-been-forced-to-do-one-thing-rather-than-another-in/) [Julian Assange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-assange/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/075/julian-assange-1566_constantly_has-wikileaks-been-forced-to-do-one-thin_2406042.jpg) > [WikiLeaks is designed to make capitalism more free and ethical.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-assange/wikileaks-is-designed-to-make-capitalism-more-free-and-ethical/) [Julian Assange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-assange/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/22a/julian-assange-1566_capitalism_wikileaks-is-designed-to-make-capitalism_1155965.jpg) > [Wikileaks is a mechanism to maximize the flow of information to maximize the amount of action leading to just reform.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-assange/wikileaks-is-a-mechanism-to-maximize-the-flow-of-information-to/) [Julian Assange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-assange/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/659/julian-assange-1566_action_wikileaks-is-a-mechanism-to-maximize-the_585984.jpg) > [Wikileaks has - we specialize in bringing the First Amendment to the world, and we were always very surprised one of our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-assange/wikileaks-has-we-specialize-in-bringing-the-first-amendment-to-the/) [Julian Assange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-assange/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ee/julian-assange-1566_administration_wikileaks-has-we-specialize-in-bringing_2953329.jpg) > [I always believed that WikiLeaks as a concept would perform a global role, and to some degree it was clear that it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-assange/i-always-believed-that-wikileaks-as-a-concept-would-perform-a-global/) [Julian Assange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-assange/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2cc/julian-assange-1566_always_i-always-believed-that-wikileaks-as-a-co_216372.jpg) > [My motivation for 20 years, for 10 years with WikiLeaks, has been to publish true information that is otherwise unsayable. So we're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-assange/my-motivation-for-20-years-for-10-years-with-wikileaks-has-been-to/) [Julian Assange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-assange/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c64/julian-assange-1566_competition_my-motivation-for-20-years-for-10-years_1704684.jpg) > [The difficulty that WikiLeaks has, of course, is that we can't go around speculating on who our sources are. That would be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-assange/the-difficulty-that-wikileaks-has-of-course-is-that-we-can-t-go/) [Julian Assange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-assange/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/130/julian-assange-1566_courses_the-difficulty-that-wikileaks-has-of-cou_1446941.jpg) > [WikiLeaks has been publishing for ten years, and in those ten years, we have published ten million documents, several thousand individual publications,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-assange/wikileaks-has-been-publishing-for-ten-years-and-in-those-ten-years-we/) [Julian Assange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-assange/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b2/julian-assange-1566_different_wikileaks-has-been-publishing-for-ten-ye_291420.jpg) > [WikiLeaks is a source protection organization. We are famous for never having exposed one of our sources over 10 years. That's why…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-assange/wikileaks-is-a-source-protection-organization-we-are-famous-for-never/) [Julian Assange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-assange/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9e/julian-assange-1566_exposed_wikileaks-is-a-source-protection-organiz_81024.jpg) > [People love WikiLeaks when it is exposing corruption in their opponents. People oppose WikiLeaks when it is exposing corruption or dangerous behavior…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-assange/people-love-wikileaks-when-it-is-exposing-corruption-in-their/) [Julian Assange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-assange/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/035/julian-assange-1566_behavior_people-love-wikileaks-when-it-is-exposin_3155836.jpg) > [WikiLeaks is really a litmus test for those people who walk the talk in the media. How much will they really follow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-assange/wikileaks-is-really-a-litmus-test-for-those-people-who-walk-the-talk/) [Julian Assange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-assange/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7be/julian-assange-1566_be-brave_wikileaks-is-really-a-litmus-test-for-th_2977588.jpg) > [While many of the established media make losses or go bankrupt, WikiLeaks has survived a major conflict with a superpower, including an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-assange/while-many-of-the-established-media-make-losses-or-go-bankrupt/) [Julian Assange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-assange/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d9/julian-assange-1566_adversity_while-many-of-the-established-media-make_2554557.jpg) > [As editor of WikiLeaks, I am very proud of three things. Number one, we have never got it wrong in terms of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-assange/as-editor-of-wikileaks-i-am-very-proud-of-three-things-number-one-we/) [Julian Assange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-assange/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ed/julian-assange-1566_documents_as-editor-of-wikileaks-i-am-very-proud-o_1478527.jpg) > [In my role as Wikileaks editor, I've been involved in fighting off many legal attacks. To do that, and keep our sources…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-assange/in-my-role-as-wikileaks-editor-i-ve-been-involved-in-fighting-off/) [Julian Assange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-assange/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc8/julian-assange-1566_around-the-world_in-my-role-as-wikileaks-editor-i-ve-been_2070897.jpg) > [WikiLeaks has been a very strong proponent of the Freedom of Information Act. This is probably, actually, if you think about it,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-assange/wikileaks-has-been-a-very-strong-proponent-of-the-freedom-of/) [Julian Assange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-assange/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/625/julian-assange-1566_believe_wikileaks-has-been-a-very-strong-propone_366252.jpg) > [As we have seen, WikiLeaks is a robust organization. During my time in solitary confinement in the basement of a Victorian prison,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-assange/as-we-have-seen-wikileaks-is-a-robust-organization-during-my-time-in/) [Julian Assange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-assange/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c99/julian-assange-1566_basements_as-we-have-seen-wikileaks-is-a-robust-or_307411.jpg) > [The most important publication of WikiLeaks is that it has published more than 10 million documents. The most important single collection of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-assange/the-most-important-publication-of-wikileaks-is-that-it-has-published/) [Julian Assange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-assange/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba4/julian-assange-1566_cables_the-most-important-publication-of-wikile_2883279.jpg) > [WikiLeaks does not publish from the jurisdiction of Ecuador, from this embassy or in the territory of Ecuador; we publish from France,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-assange/wikileaks-does-not-publish-from-the-jurisdiction-of-ecuador-from-this/) [Julian Assange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-assange/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/938/julian-assange-1566_american-people_wikileaks-does-not-publish-from-the-juri_2156162.jpg) ## Other authors on Julian ## More by Julian Assange > [We released 400,000 classified documents, the most extraordinary history of a war to ever have been released in our civilization. Those documents cover 109,000…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-assange/we-released-400-000-classified-documents-the-most-extraordinary/) [Julian Assange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-assange/) > [There's more than 1700 emails out of the thirty three thousand Hillary Clinton emails that we've published, just about Libya. It's not that Libya…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-assange/there-s-more-than-1700-emails-out-of-the-thirty-three-thousand/) [Julian Assange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-assange/) > [We always expect tremendous criticism. It is my role to be the lightning rod ... to attract the attacks against the organization for our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-assange/we-always-expect-tremendous-criticism-it-is-my-role-to-be-the/) [Julian Assange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-assange/) > [“Well it's not possible to win this kind of thing. This is a continuous striving that people have done for a long time. Of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-assange/well-it-s-not-possible-to-win-this-kind-of-thing-this-is-a-continuous/) [Julian Assange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-assange/) > [It is impossible to correct abuses unless we know that theyre going on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-assange/it-is-impossible-to-correct-abuses-unless-we-know-that-theyre-going-on/) [Julian Assange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-assange/) > [WikiLeaks is a source protection organization. We are famous for never having exposed one of our sources over 10 years. That's why sources trust…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-assange/wikileaks-is-a-source-protection-organization-we-are-famous-for-never/) [Julian Assange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-assange/) > [Everyone should understand that when they add their friends to Facebook, they are doing free work for United States intelligence agencies in building this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-assange/everyone-should-understand-that-when-they-add-their-friends-to/) [Julian Assange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-assange/) > [And if Bradley Manning really did as he is accused, he is a hero, an example to us all and one of the world's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-assange/and-if-bradley-manning-really-did-as-he-is-accused-he-is-a-hero-an/) [Julian Assange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-assange/) > [All over the world, the barriers between what is inside an organisation and outside an organisation are being smoothed out. In the military, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-assange/all-over-the-world-the-barriers-between-what-is-inside-an/) [Julian Assange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-assange/) > [Non-conformity is the only real passion worth being ruled by.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-assange/non-conformity-is-the-only-real-passion-worth-being-ruled-by/) [Julian Assange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-assange/) > [Society develops a type of self-censorship, with the knowledge that surveillance exists - a self-censorship that is even expressed when people communicate with each…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-assange/society-develops-a-type-of-self-censorship-with-the-knowledge-that/) [Julian Assange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-assange/) > [During the period of house arrest, I had an electronic manacle around my leg for 24 hours a day, and for someone who has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-assange/during-the-period-of-house-arrest-i-had-an-electronic-manacle-around/) [Julian Assange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-assange/) > [There's an early 2014 email from Hillary Clinton, not so long after she left the State Department, to her campaign manager John Podesta that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-assange/there-s-an-early-2014-email-from-hillary-clinton-not-so-long-after/) [Julian Assange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-assange/) > [ The U.N. \[the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention\] has looked into this whole situation. They spent eighteen months in formal, adversarial litigation.… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-assange/the-u-n-the-united-nations-working-group-on-arbitrary-detention-has/) [Julian Assange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-assange/) > [I always believed that WikiLeaks as a concept would perform a global role, and to some degree it was clear that it was doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-assange/i-always-believed-that-wikileaks-as-a-concept-would-perform-a-global/) [Julian Assange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-assange/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/julian/julian-assange/#itemlist", "name": "19 Julian Quotes By Julian Assange", "numberOfItems": 19, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The aim of Wikileaks is to achieve just reform around the world and do it through the mechanism of transparency.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Julian Assange" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-assange/the-aim-of-wikileaks-is-to-achieve-just-reform-around-the-world-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c8/julian-assange-1566_achieve_the-aim-of-wikileaks-is-to-achieve-just_2500174.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c8/julian-assange-1566_achieve_the-aim-of-wikileaks-is-to-achieve-just_2500174.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c8/julian-assange-1566_achieve_the-aim-of-wikileaks-is-to-achieve-just_2500174.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The aim of Wikileaks is to achieve just reform around the world and do it through the mechanism of…” — Julian Assange", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Has WikiLeaks been forced to do one thing rather than another in response to resource constraints? 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