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Quote by Julian Assange

“You can either be informed and your own rulers, or you can be ignorant and have someone else, who is not ignorant, rule over you.”

Quote by Julian Assange

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Julian Assange is an Australian journalist and activist, renowned for founding WikiLeaks, a platform that allows anonymous uploaders to share sensitive or confidential documents. He was born on July 3, 1971. more

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