Assessment Quote by Hillary Clinton

In most cases, cables are marked secret not because the U.S. requires it but because those speaking to us - the foreign leaders across…

— Elliott Abrams

Most other documents leaked to WikiLeaks do not carry the same explosive potential as candid cables written by American diplomats.

— Evgeny Morozov

Let's put it this way. The United States government has assembled a massive investigation team into me personally, into my work with the journalists,…

— Edward Snowden

This is not only a possible breach of national security; it is a potential violation of law. Under the Intelligence Identities Protection Act of…

— David Corn

WikiLeaks published the Afghan War Logs and U.S. diplomatic cables stolen from a classified network by an Army private.

— Rebecca MacKinnon

I felt that as an American citizen, as a responsible citizen, I could no longer cooperate in concealing this information from the American public.…

— Daniel Ellsberg

“The president and his subordinates at the Department of Justice have abused their power in conducting unduly aggressive surveillance and other investigation of members…

— Andrew McCarthy

Leaking classified information is a crime. And if we have evidence that somebody in the executive branch is committing a crime, we should prosecute…

— Paul Ryan

Everything the State says is a lie, and everything it has it has stolen.

— Friedrich Nietzsche

Clinton set up an entire secret, unsecured communications structure outside of the government she was charged with serving at the highest level; she was…

— Matthew Whitaker

Once it becomes mandatory to report that you've had data stolen, blackmailing you is a waste of time. Blackmailing you to keep quiet -…

— Dido Harding

“The ability to eavesdrop on people's communications vests immense power in those who do it. And unless such power is held in check by…

— Glenn Greenwald