Fascinating… I found dozens of thoughts in Truth and Consequence that speak to our political moment. In many aspects Ellsberg was prophetic… [he] possessed the kind of moral clarity and courage that seems almost entirely absent among today's political, corporate, and social elites; when the right thing to do carries little to no chance of reward, and a big chance of loss or punishment, far too many retreat into comfortable silence and profitable acquiescence.

Brian Tanguay, California Review of Books

A wonderful window into the mind and heart of a great American hero, a compassionate human being, and finally a wise and thoughtful teacher.

Massachusetts Review

A strikingly personal collection, one that shows how Ellsberg's courage, commitment, and even his moral clarity derived from traumatic events in his past… Truth and Consequence is loaded with such insights, bearing witness to Ellsberg's deep compassion wrought from tragedy. His sagacity, determination, and example will long endure.

Bill Lueders, The Progressive

[A] poignant, prescient, and clarifying posthumous collection of unpublished musings. Three heart-seizing essays about Ellsberg's anguished childhood set the template for his ardent and risky life as a marine, national security analyst, whistleblower, and antinuclear, peace, and environmental activist… Here readers can immerse themselves in the depth and wisdom of his profound concerns about evil, conscience, compassion, and complicity… Knowledgeable and bracing perceptions and truths abound in this treasury of galvanizing insights, convictions, and conundrums.

Booklist

A fascinating window into the inner life of a whistleblower and the psychological turmoil behind a sweeping societal shift.

Publishers Weekly

A resonant volume that affirms Ellsberg's rare moral conviction and his unwavering belief in truth as a force for change . . . Personal essays, handwritten notes, and ruminations reveal Ellsberg's moral clarity, intellectual rigor, and prescient warnings about the dangers of unchecked power and collective denial.

Kirkus Reviews