The effect of that is to poison the flow of information to the President himself and to create a situation where a President can be almost, to use a metaphor, psychotically divorced from the realities in which he is acting.
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EVERY attack now made on WikiLeaks and Julian Assange was made against me and the release of the Pentagon Papers at the time.
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What this quote means
This quote reflects the idea of solidarity and shared struggle in the face of governmental scrutiny or attack.
Daniel Ellsberg emphasizes that attacks on WikiLeaks and Julian Assange are not just personal assaults but are broader attacks on the principle of transparency and accountability in government. By likening these current actions to those taken against him for the Pentagon Papers, Ellsberg highlights the historical continuity of the fight for whistleblower rights and the public's right to know.
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WhistleblowerTransparencyGovernmentTruthAccountability
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In a speech about freedom of the press.
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