Accounts Quote by Alex Gibney
“In many ways, I'm a big admirer still of Julian Assange. He had balls to do what he did and his motivations in terms of holding the powerful to account are tremendously inspiring to me.”
About This Quote
Source Documentary: "We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks", 2013
Admiration for bold transparency and confronting power, recognizing personal courage in activism.
In simple terms: Respect for daring truth‑telling.
Key Takeaway
Embrace courageous accountability.
Themes
courage
accountability
transparency
Mood
reflective
inspirational
Type
analytical
motivational
When to use this quote
- journalism
- political reform
- personal integrity
Key Concepts
activism
media ethics
whistleblowing
Questions to Reflect On
- What risks are you willing to take for truth?
- How can society protect whistleblowers?
A Different Perspective
Such actions can endanger personal safety and legal standing.
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![“My assessment of Julian Assange is a professional one, really, of what he's managed to achieve, and the idea that he came up with, which set the world alight and continues to inspire others like Snowden [NSA leaker Edward Snowden], about the secret goings-on that are done in our name with our tax…” quote by Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/27f/benedict-cumberbatch-1156_achieve_my-assessment-of-julian-assange-is-a-pro_1376286.jpg)
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![“I had to imagine myself into certain aspects of [Julian Assange] character for our version of events. That involved extrapolating based on clues in his biography, his public persona, photographs, and other accounts of him by people who encountered him during that extraordinary period from 2007 to…” quote by Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f3e/benedict-cumberbatch-1156_accounts_i-had-to-imagine-myself-into-certain-asp_359165.jpg)
