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Our No. 1 enemy is ignorance. And I believe that is the No. 1 enemy for everyone — it's not understanding what actually is going on in the world.

— Julian Assange

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You have to start with the truth. The truth is the only way that we can get anywhere. Because any decision-making that is based upon lies or ignorance can't lead to a good conclusion.

If wars can be started with lies, they can be stopped by truth.

Capable, generous men do not create victims, they nurture them.

It is impossible to correct abuses unless we know that they’re going on.

Citizens have a right and a duty to scrutinise the state.

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