Latest Daniel Ellsberg Quotes from Interviews

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• I voted for Obama and I will probably vote for him again, as opposed to the Republicans. But I believe his administration in some key aspects is nothing other than the third term of the Bush administration.

  Daniel Ellsberg

  Believe, Vote, Republican

  Source: www.spiegel.de

• But it is important always to keep in mind that the danger of harming humans is not connected only or even mainly with telling secrets, there can be great danger in keeping secrets.

  Daniel Ellsberg

  Keeping Secrets, Mind, Important

  Live Chat with Ellsberg and Filmmakers, www.pbs.org. October 5, 2010.

• It's true that most people find it far more comfortable to trust an authority than to have their faith questioned.

  Daniel Ellsberg

  People, Authority, Comfortable

  Live Chat with Ellsberg and Filmmakers, www.pbs.org. October 5, 2010.

• For an American to be patriotic is to be loyal to the principles of our Constitution, and the First Amendment. The truth is that the policies of the government is sometimes in conflict with that. In our country, patriotism should not be defined as obedience to an authority.

  Daniel Ellsberg

  Country, Patriotic, Government

  "The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers". PBS Live Chat, www.pbs.org. October 5, 2010.

• WikiLeaks serves as a back-up for those who want to tell the truth about the inner workings of government when the mainstream media is not willing or taking too long to publish.

  Daniel Ellsberg

  Government, Media, Long

  "The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers". PBS Live Chat, www.pbs.org. October 5, 2010.