We do not want a single foot of foreign territory; but of our territory we shall not surrender a single inch to anyone.
Intelligence agencies keep things secret because they often violate the rule of law or of good behavior.
Vanity in a newspaper man is like perfume on a whore: they use it to fend off a dark whiff of themselves.
The corruption in reporting starts very early. It's like the police reporting on the police.
In the history of Wikileaks, nobody has claimed that the material being put out is not authentic.
The goal is justice, the method is transparency. It's important not to confuse the goal and the method.
We don't have sources who are dissidents on other sources. Should they come forward, that would be a tricky situation for us. But we're presumably acting in such a way that people feel morally compelled to continue our mission, not to screw it up.
These megaleaks... They're an important phenomenon, and they're only going to increase.
The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways: the point, however, is to change it.
Sell a man a fish, he eats for a day, teach a man how to fish, you ruin a wonderful business opportunity.
The abolition of religion as the illusory happiness of the people is the demand for their real happiness.
It is not the consciousness of men that determines their being, but, on the contrary, their social being that determines their consciousness.
Surround yourself with people who make you happy. People who make you laugh, who help you when you’re in need. People who genuinely care. They are the ones worth keeping in your life. Everyone else is just passing through.
I sit on a man's back, choking him, and making him carry me, and yet assure myself and others that I am very sorry for him and wish to ease his lot by any means possible, except getting off his back.
Nothing is so necessary for a young man as the company of intelligent women. Kings are the slaves of history.
A man can live and be healthy without killing animals for food; therefore, if he eatsm meat, he participates in taking animal life merely for the sake of his appetite. And to act so is immoral.
What a joy it is to do a good deed! And this joy is strongest if no one knows that you have done it.
Mysterious language is not a sign of wisdom. The wiser a person is, the simpler the language he uses to express his thoughts.
Until they throw the money changers out of the temple of art, it will never be a real temple.
Religion and law try to escape from criticism, religion by saying that it is divine and law by showing that it is powerful.
Historians are like deaf people who go on answering questions that no one has asked them.
I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.
A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act.
I’m a lover of my own liberty, and so I would do nothing to restrict yours. I simply want to please my own conscience, which is God.
All compromise is based on give and take, but there can be no give and take on fundamentals. Any compromise on mere fundamentals is a surrender. For it is all give and no take.