Julian Assange has been in the headlines for almost two decades. Here’s why he’s such a significant public figure
- Written by Matthew Ricketson, Professor of Communication, Deakin University
“The price of freedom is eternal vigilance” is a famous quotation usually attributed to Thomas Jefferson, a founder of US democracy.
For Julian Assange, the price of freedom has been five years in jail while he fought extradition to the United States to face charges no democracy worthy of the name should ever have brought.
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