"I want people to see the truth."

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Source : "'We Steal Secrets': Alex Gibney’s New Documentary Explores the Story of WikiLeaks". "Democracy Now" with Amy Goodman, www.democracynow.org. January 23, 2013.

Chelsea Manning

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“It is not enough to acquire wisdom, it is necessary to employ it.”
“To me, it's a great day every time I receive a letter from somebody who climbed inside one of my books, inhabited it for a while, learned a little something, and emerged grateful.”
“Did you have an awesome time? Did you drink awesome shooters, listen to awesome music, and then just sit around and soak up each others awesomeness?”
“The truth is that family values, as used by the American Family Association, Dan Quayle, and the southern Baptists, has nothing to do with either family or values, nor does it really have anything to do with homosexuals, abortionists, or pornographers. Those groups actually only serve as windmills to tilt at. The true agenda is power - power over the intellectually weak, emotionally immature, and ethically deficient Americans who are incapable of critical thinking and independent decision-making, and who are easily manipulated by the basest of human emotions - fear and the desire for revenge.”
“May each of you live lives of immersion. They won't necessarily be easy lives. But in the end, it is all that will sustain us.”
“Cut the umbilical cord to yesterday. Although we can't change history, we change the effect the past has on the future.”
“I'm enormously proud of the fact that Star Trek has really not just sparked an interest, but encouraged, a few generations of people to go into the sciences.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Lily slumped, putting her shaking hands on his shoulders. "But you will, won't you?" Pansy's voice broke into a sob. "Yes, Pan," Galen said quietly. "I don't like that," Pansy said. Galen stood and put his arms around the fine-boned girl, while Rose continued to comfort Lily. Oliver looked away. It was such a private moment; he hated to intrude on it. Galen was beloved by all of the sisters, but the love between him and Rose was so clear and shining that it hurt to look at them, spending their last hours together caring for the other girls.”

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