Their examples show how small groups of people can change the world, but at too many institutions, secrecy and fear still prevent good people from coming forward.
Worth noting is the difference in how Ellsberg was treated then (facing jail, saved by the Supreme court, after that lauded by the media) and how Assange is being treated now (facing jail, either ignored or criticized by the media). Ellsberg admitted he had been secretly given a backup copy of the leaked Afghan & Iraq war logs, in case WikiLeaks was prevented from making them public. He pointed out that his possession of the docs made him equally culpable with Assange and demanded that he be indicted too.
Worth noting is the difference in how Ellsberg was treated then (facing jail, saved by the Supreme court, after that lauded by the media) and how Assange is being treated now (facing jail, either ignored or criticized by the media). Ellsberg admitted he had been secretly given a backup copy of the leaked Afghan & Iraq war logs, in case WikiLeaks was prevented from making them public. He pointed out that his possession of the docs made him equally culpable with Assange and demanded that he be indicted too.