Citizens with a conscience are not going to ignore wrong-doing simply because they'll be destroyed for it: the conscience forbids it.

They [the authorities] will act aggressively against anyone who has known me. That keeps me up at night.

The greatest fear that I have regarding the outcome for America of these disclosures is that nothing will change.

At the trial of Chelsea Manning, the government could point to no case of specific damage that had been caused by the massive revelation of classified information. The charges are a reaction to the government's embarrassment more than genuine concern about these activities, or they would substantiate what harms were done.

If the Obama administration responds with an even harsher hand against me, they can be assured that they'll soon find themselves facing an equally harsh public response.

The charges [government] brought against me, for example, explicitly denied my ability to make a public-interest defense.

We've got crazy little sites going up against established media behemoths.