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Suffrage is not a right afforded to everyone. Rather, voting is a privilege in the United States - and a hard-earned privilege at that.

~Chelsea Manning

Topics: Afforded Everyone Privilege Rather Right States Suffrage United United States Voting

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Through every struggle that I have been confronted with and have been subjected to - solitary confinement, long legal battles, and physically transitioning to the woman I have always been - I manage not only to survive, but to grow, learn, mature, and thrive as a better, more confident person.

~Chelsea Manning

Topics: Always Battles Been Better Confident Confinement Confronted Every Grow Learn Legal Long Manage Mature More Only Person Physically Solitary Solitary Confinement Struggle Subjected Survive Thrive Through To Survive Woman

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The U.S. needs legislation to protect the public's right to free speech and a free press, to protect it from the actions of the executive branch, and to promote the integrity and transparency of the U.S. government.

~Chelsea Manning

Topics: Actions Branch Executive Executive Branch Free Free Press Free Speech Government Integrity Legislation Needs Press Promote Protect Public Right Speech Transparency U.s. Government

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The evidence is overwhelming that it should be deemed as such: solitary confinement in the U.S. is arbitrary, abused, and unnecessary in many situations. It is cruel, degrading, and inhumane and is effectively a 'no touch' torture.

~Chelsea Manning

Topics: Abuse Arbitrary Confinement Cruel Deemed Degrading Effectively Evidence Inhumane Many Overwhelming Should Situations Solitary Solitary Confinement Torture Touch Unnecessary

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There is a difference between a consumer - who passively receives the information that they are spoon fed - and a citizen - who engages with society, asks questions, does research, and works towards making a difference in their neighborhood, city, and country.

~Chelsea Manning

Topics: Ask Between Citizen City Consumer Country Difference Does Fed Information Making Making A Difference Neighborhood Passively Questions Receives Research Society Spoon Towards Who Works

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The fight for justice for the transgender community is largely invisible to our fellow citizens, despite the rampant systematic discrimination of trans people - those whose gender identity differs from the sex they were assigned at birth.

~Chelsea Manning

Topics: Assigned Birth Citizens Community Despite Differs Discrimination Fellow Fellow Citizens Fight Gender Identity Invisible Justice Largely Our People Rampant Sex Systematic Those Transgender Were Whose

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You start to forget about the world outside - it's not relevant or relatable anymore. The darkest part of solitary confinement is that you start to forget about cars and jobs and families and weather and politicians - and all the things that make up a society.

~Chelsea Manning

Topics: About Anymore Car Confinement Darkest Families Forget Jobs Make Make Up Outside Part Politicians Relevant Society Solitary Solitary Confinement Start Things Up Weather World You

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The past will always affect me, and I will keep that in mind while remembering that how it played out is only my starting point, not my final destination.

~Chelsea Manning

Topics: Affect Always Destination Final How Keep Me Mind Only Out Past Played Point Remembering Starting Starting Point While Will

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On the night of 4 November 2008, Barack Obama was elected on a platform of 'hope' and 'change.' He was hailed as a 'uniter' in an age of 'dividers.' I experienced a political awakening that night. I watched as the hope that President Obama represented was tempered by the shocking passage of Proposition 8 by a majority of voters in California.

~Chelsea Manning

Topics: Age Awakening Barack Barack Obama California Change Elected Experienced He Hope Hope And Change Majority Night November Obama Passage Platform Political President President Obama Proposition Shocking Tempered Voters Watched

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No one knows my gender more than I do. You do not know my gender better than I do. A doctor doesn't know it better than I do. My parents don't know it better than I do. No one experiences my gender in the way that I experience it.

~Chelsea Manning

Topics: Better Doctor Experience Experiences Gender Know Knows More Parents Than Way You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Criminal

Born: December 17th, 1987

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