Joseph C. Wilson

“My wife's name was leaked in a pernicious and political way to punish me for speaking out.”

“They were trying to kill the messenger.”

“Based on my experience with the administration in the months leading up to the war, I have little choice but to conclude that some of the intelligence related to Iraq's nuclear weapons program was twisted to exaggerate the Iraqi threat.”

“If you want a free and secure society, you have to stand up and fight for it.”

“The story I was not supposed to tell is now told. I have been liberated from my duty to remain silent.”

“You can't have a democracy if you're not allowed to speak out against the government when it's wrong.”

“The central issue was that the administration had manipulated intelligence to justify a war.”

“I considered what I wrote to be an act of civic responsibility.”

“This is about whether or not the office of the vice president is a truth-telling organization.”

“At the end of the day, it's a question of integrity.”

“There's a chilling effect when you have an administration that is willing to go after its critics.”