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
The issue I brought forward most clearly was that of mass surveillance, not of surveillance in general. — Edward Snowden Issues Copy Share Image
This whole pre-criminal investigation, where we watch everybody, all the time, just in case, is really an extraordinary departure from the Western… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
I don't think there's anything, any threat out there today that anyone can point to, that justifies placing an entire population under… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
Most of the secrets the CIA has are about people, not machines and systems, so I didn't feel comfortable with disclosures that… — Edward Snowden Cia Copy Share Image
When it comes to social policies, I believe women have the right to make their own choices, and inequality is a really… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
Since the revelations, we have seen a massive sea change in the technological basis and makeup of the Internet. — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
Lawyers from the NSA, as well as the UK's GCHQ, work very hard to search for loopholes in laws and constitutional protections… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
Encryption works. Properly implemented strong crypto systems are one of the few things that you can rely on. Unfortunately, endpoint security is… — Edward Snowden Cybersecurity Copy Share Image
If I am traitor, who did I betray? I gave all my information to the American public, to American journalists who are… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
As inequality grows, the basic bonds of social fraternity are fraying - as we discussed in regard to Occupy Wall Street. As… — Edward Snowden Fraternity Copy Share Image
Being called a traitor by Dick Cheney is the highest honor you can give an American, and the more panicked talk we… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
Radicals are not going to disappear. They're going to go underground. They're going to be hardened. And they're not going to be… — Edward Snowden Argument Copy Share Image
There have been so many individuals who have really put a lot on the line. That they've sacrificed so much to try… — Edward Snowden Assange Copy Share Image
One of the saddest and most damaging legacies of the [George W.] Bush administration is the increased assertion of the "state secrets"… — Edward Snowden Administration Copy Share Image
Nobody needs to justify why they "need" a right: the burden of justification falls on the one seeking to infringe upon the… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
You simply have to eventually fall under suspicion from somebody even by a wrong call. And then they can use this system… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
We don't like to use the phrase "state security" in the United States because it reminds us of all the bad regimes.… — Edward Snowden Business Copy Share Image
My case clearly demonstrates the need for comprehensive whistleblower protection act reform. If we had had a real process in place, and… — Edward Snowden 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
The chairs [in Congress] are part of the "Gang of Eight." They get briefed on every covert-action program and everything like that.… — Edward Snowden Action Copy Share Image
I think it's reasonable that the government, when it has a warrant from a court, when it's exposed to scrutiny by a… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
Someone recently talked about mass surveillance and the NSA revelations as being the atomic moment for computer scientists. The atomic bomb was… — Edward Snowden Atomic bomb Copy Share Image
I can't in good conscience allow the U.S. government to destroy privacy, internet freedom and basic liberties for people around the world… — Edward Snowden Around the world Copy Share Image
People do not like being lied to, and they do not like having their rights violated. So as soon as [officials] stop… — Edward Snowden Argument Copy Share Image
If a single Russian source would come forward, he would be in hot water. And in the United States, what I did… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
I don't care if I end up in jail or Guantánamo or whatever, kicked out of a plane with two gunshots in… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
When we look at how, constitutionally, only Congress can declare war, and that is routinely ignored. Not NATO or the UN, but… — Edward Snowden Congress Copy Share Image
The [George W.] Bush administration marked a very serious and profoundly negative turning point - not just for the nation, but for… — Edward Snowden Administration Copy Share Image
Getting inequality out there into the consciousness was important. All these political pundits now talking about the 2014 and 2016 elections are… — Edward Snowden Consciousness Copy Share Image
When we talk about the assertion of basically new government privileges with weak or no justification, we don't even have to look… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
At the trial of Chelsea Manning, the government could point to no case of specific damage that had been caused by the… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
When it comes to cyber conflicts between, say, America and China or even a Middle Eastern nation, an African nation, a Latin… — Edward Snowden America Copy Share Image
We've seen a departure from the traditional work of the National Security Agency. They've become sort of the national hacking agency, the… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
For me, in terms of personal satisfaction, the mission's already accomplished. I already won. As soon as the journalists were able to… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
Our rights are not granted by governments. They are inherent to our nature. But it's entirely the opposite for governments: their privileges… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
The community of technical experts who really manage the internet, who built the internet and maintain it, are becoming increasingly concerned about… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
I care more about the country than what happens to me. But we can't allow the law to become a political weapon… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
Before 2013, if you said the NSA was making records of everybody's phone calls and the [Government Communications Headquarters] was monitoring lawyers… — Edward Snowden Communication Copy Share Image
![“One of the saddest and most damaging legacies of the [George W.] Bush administration is the increased assertion of the "state secrets" privilege, which kept organizations like the ACLU - which had cases of people who had actually been tortured and held in indefinite detention - from getting their…” quote by Edward Snowden](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/800/edward-snowden-555_administration_one-of-the-saddest-and-most-damaging-leg_190850.jpg)
![“The chairs [in Congress] are part of the "Gang of Eight." They get briefed on every covert-action program and everything like that. They know where all the bodies are buried. At the same time, they get far more campaign donations than anybody else from defense contractors, from intelligence…” quote by Edward Snowden](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/4ca/edward-snowden-555_action_the-chairs-in-congress-are-part-of-the-g_2259782.jpg)
![“People do not like being lied to, and they do not like having their rights violated. So as soon as [officials] stop making arguments, you see support for me starts to rise.” quote by Edward Snowden](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/9b6/edward-snowden-555_argument_people-do-not-like-being-lied-to-and-the_2286163.jpg)
![“If a single Russian source would come forward, he would be in hot water. And in the United States, what I did appearing at that [Vladimir] Putin press conference was not worth the price.” quote by Edward Snowden](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/bce/edward-snowden-555_appearing_if-a-single-russian-source-would-come-fo_2584123.jpg)
![“The [George W.] Bush administration marked a very serious and profoundly negative turning point - not just for the nation, but for the international order, because we started to govern on the idea of "might makes right." And that's a very old, toxic and infectious idea.” quote by Edward Snowden](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/f75/edward-snowden-555_administration_the-george-w-bush-administration-marked_1946512.jpg)
![“Before 2013, if you said the NSA was making records of everybody's phone calls and the [Government Communications Headquarters] was monitoring lawyers and journalists, people raised eyebrows and called you a conspiracy theorist. Those days are over.” quote by Edward Snowden](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/e0e/edward-snowden-555_communication_before-2013-if-you-said-the-nsa-was-maki_1387484.jpg)