I regret if my actions hurt anyone or harmed the United States. It was never my intent to hurt anyone. When I chose to disclose classified information, I did so out of a love for my country and a sense of duty to others.

I don't believe that Freedom of Information laws, which have arbitrary time periods or broad blanket exemptions, meet the level of transparency that society needs today.

I don't think that I'm embracing any kind of leadership for transparency or trans advocacy.

I have served a sufficiently long sentence. I am not asking for a pardon of my conviction.

On a transparency front, I would say that I certainly dream of a world in which our local, state, and national and international governments and other organizations have a 21st century, digital-era transparency built into them by default.

I think we can achieve meaningful change, but only if we demand that the institutions themselves change their behavior.

Anxiety, depression, and suicide don't discriminate based on how much money you have - though it might make it easier for you to get help.