These activities can be misconstrued, misinterpreted, and used to harm you as an individual, even without the government having any intent to… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
People say that [i'm a celebrity], but I've only had to sign autographs for "civ-libs" types. And I autograph court orders. — Edward Snowden Autographs Copy Share Image
When people say, "I have nothing to hide," what they're saying is, "My rights don't matter." — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
I took what I knew to the public, so what affects all of us can be discussed by all of us in… — Edward Snowden Justice Copy Share Image
I am not trying to bring down the NSA, I am working to improve the NSA. I am still working for the… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
If we don't do anything, if we go along with the status quo, we are going to have a mass surveillance world. — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
What defines patriotism, for me, is the idea that one rises to act on behalf of one's country. — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
It's much more important for U.S. to be able to defend against foreign attacks than it is to be able to launch… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
Even if it were, you run into the same problem with international commerce: if you create a device that is famous for… — Edward Snowden Back doors Copy Share Image
I believe strongly that Occupy Wall Street had such limits because the local authorities were able to enforce, basically in our imaginations,… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
Every time you pick up the phone, dial a number, write an e-mail, make a purchase, travel on the bus carrying a… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
If an NSA, FBI, CIA, DIA, etc analyst has access to query raw SIGINT databases, they can enter and get results for… — Edward Snowden Access Copy Share Image
Ultimately, if people lose their willingness to recognize that there are times in our history when legality becomes distinct from morality, we… — Edward Snowden Government Copy Share Image
I considered bringing forward information about these surveillance programs prior to the election, but I held off because I believed that [Barack]… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
Initially I was very encouraged. Unfortunately, the mainstream media now seems far more interested in what I said when I was 17… — Edward Snowden Girlfriend Copy Share Image
Bulk collection means all of your communications are being secretly intercepted. They are being stolen as they cross India, and they're being… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
That's one of the biggest issues that we see in the question of governments right now, I think, in the Western world.… — Edward Snowden Class Copy Share Image
No one would argue that it's in the United States' interest to have independent knowledge of the plans and intentions of foreign… — Edward Snowden Allies Copy Share Image
When we talk about computer network exploitation, computer network attack, we're not just talking about your home PC. We're talking about your… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
When it comes to cyber warfare, we have more to lose than any other nation on earth. The technical sector is the… — Edward Snowden American economy Copy Share Image
A different [Ronald] Reagan-era authority: EO 12333, an executive order for foreign-intelligence collection, as opposed to the ones we now use domestically.… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
When we have some horrible terrorist attacks happen in some country we see in the recording that follows, that the intelligence community… — Edward Snowden Community Copy Share Image
When the US government got word that I was planning to leave Russia to go to Latin America, they brought down the… — Edward Snowden America Copy Share Image
We reject techniques like torture regardless of whether they're effective or ineffective because they are barbaric and harmful on a broad scale.… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
[Brazil] went to the UN and said, "We need new standards for this." We need to take a look at what they're… — Edward Snowden Brazil Copy Share Image
Bathtub falls and police officers kill more Americans than terrorism, yet we've been asked to sacrifice our most sacred rights for fear… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
When you are subverting the power of government, that's a fundamentally dangerous thing to democracy. — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
It's becoming less and less the National Security Agency and more and more the national surveillance agency. It's gaining more offensive powers… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
By putting these sort of lines around what ideas are proper or improper, we lose things. — Edward Snowden Ideas Copy Share Image
I had been looking for leaders, but I realized that leadership is about being the first to act. — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
When people talk about Web 2.0, they mean that when the Internet, the World Wide Web, first became popular, it was one… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
You can't come up against the world's most powerful intelligence agencies and not accept the risk. If they want to get you,… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
We have to confront the reality of our world, and make the hard decisions about which way we want to move forward. — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
You would be surprised how effective, at least for influencing low-information voters, negative propaganda about me is. — Edward Snowden Influence Copy Share Image
We have to argue forcefully and demand that the government recognise that these programmes do not prevent - mass surveillance does not… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
We have seen enough criminality on the part of government. It is hypocritical to make this allegation against me. They have narrowed… — Edward Snowden Allegation Copy Share Image
I read these polls because civil-liberties organizations tell me I need to be aware of public opinion. — Edward Snowden Civil liberties Copy Share Image
A lot of people in 2008 voted for Obama. I did not vote for him. I voted for a third party. But… — Edward Snowden Party Copy Share Image
It is afraid of an informed, angry public demanding the constitutional government it was promised - and it should be. — Edward Snowden Angry Copy Share Image
My sole motive is to inform the public as to that which is done in their name and that which is done… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
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![“A different [Ronald] Reagan-era authority: EO 12333, an executive order for foreign-intelligence collection, as opposed to the ones we now use domestically. So this one isn't even authorized by law. It's just an old-ass piece of paper with Reagan's signature on it, which has been updated a couple…” quote by Edward Snowden](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/398/edward-snowden-555_ass_a-different-ronald-reagan-era-authority_810954.jpg)
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