--- title: "6 Citizenry Quotes By Glenn Greenwald" description: "6 Citizenry quotes by Glenn Greenwald. Plus more from Glenn Greenwald and more Citizenry sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6f/glenn-greenwald-1215_citizenry_a-citizenry-that-is-aware-of-always-bein_962792.jpg" --- > [A citizenry that is aware of always being watched quickly becomes a compliant and fearful one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-greenwald/a-citizenry-that-is-aware-of-always-being-watched-quickly-becomes-a/) [Glenn Greenwald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-greenwald/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6f/glenn-greenwald-1215_citizenry_a-citizenry-that-is-aware-of-always-bein_962792.jpg) > [“once the citizenry acquiesces to a new power, believing that it does not affect them, it becomes institutionalized and legitimized and objection…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-greenwald/once-the-citizenry-acquiesces-to-a-new-power-believing-that-it-does/) [Glenn Greenwald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-greenwald/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3eb/glenn-greenwald-1215_quote_once-the-citizenry-acquiesces-to-a-new-p_2075203.jpg) > [ \[I\]t's impossible to evade the fact that Endless War will inevitably degrade the citizenry of the country that engages in it. A… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-greenwald/i-t-s-impossible-to-evade-the-fact-that-endless-war-will-inevitably/) [Glenn Greenwald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-greenwald/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/937/glenn-greenwald-1215_aggression_i-t-s-impossible-to-evade-the-fact-that_2076416.jpg) > [History shows that the mere existence of a mass surveillance apparatus, regardless of how it is used, is in itself sufficient to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-greenwald/history-shows-that-the-mere-existence-of-a-mass-surveillance/) [Glenn Greenwald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-greenwald/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cce/glenn-greenwald-1215_citizenry_history-shows-that-the-mere-existence-of_2472814.jpg) > [No matter the specific techniques involved, historically mass surveillance has had several constant attributes. Initially, it is always the country’s dissidents and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-greenwald/no-matter-the-specific-techniques-involved-historically-mass-2/) [Glenn Greenwald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-greenwald/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f66/glenn-greenwald-1215_apathetic_no-matter-the-specific-techniques-involv_2475159.jpg) > [You can offer the ability to citizens to choose from one of the two parties and elect their leaders as much as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-greenwald/you-can-offer-the-ability-to-citizens-to-choose-from-one-of-the-two/) [Glenn Greenwald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-greenwald/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/216/glenn-greenwald-1215_ability_you-can-offer-the-ability-to-citizens-to_2900573.jpg) ## Other authors on Citizenry ## More by Glenn Greenwald > [In essence, I see the value of journalism as resting in a twofold mission: informing the public of accurate and vital information, and its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-greenwald/in-essence-i-see-the-value-of-journalism-as-resting-in-a-twofold/) [Glenn Greenwald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-greenwald/) > [“The evidence shows that assurances that surveillance is only targeted at those who “have done something wrong” should provide little comfort, since a state…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-greenwald/the-evidence-shows-that-assurances-that-surveillance-is-only-targeted/) [Glenn Greenwald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-greenwald/) > [“It's almost hard to imagine anything more undemocratic than the view that political officials should not debate American wars in public, but only express…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-greenwald/it-s-almost-hard-to-imagine-anything-more-undemocratic-than-the-view/) [Glenn Greenwald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-greenwald/) > [It's hardly news that the Obama administration is intensely and, in many respects, unprecedentedly hostile toward the news-gathering process.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-greenwald/it-s-hardly-news-that-the-obama-administration-is-intensely-and-in/) [Glenn Greenwald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-greenwald/) > [Only In America can a renowned and devoted terrorism supporter like Peter King be the arbiter of national security and treason.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-greenwald/only-in-america-can-a-renowned-and-devoted-terrorism-supporter-like/) [Glenn Greenwald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-greenwald/) > [“Above even our physical well-being, a central value is keeping the state out of the private realm—our “persons, houses, papers, and effects,” as the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-greenwald/above-even-our-physical-well-being-a-central-value-is-keeping-the/) [Glenn Greenwald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-greenwald/) > [“That capability at any time could be turned around on the American people and no American would have any privacy left, such is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-greenwald/that-capability-at-any-time-could-be-turned-around-on-the-american/) [Glenn Greenwald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-greenwald/) > [“Converting the Internet into a system of surveillance thus guts it of its core potential. Worse, it turns the Internet into a tool of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-greenwald/converting-the-internet-into-a-system-of-surveillance-thus-guts-it-of/) [Glenn Greenwald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-greenwald/) > [“the desire for privacy is shared by us all as an essential, not ancillary, part of what it means to be human. We all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-greenwald/the-desire-for-privacy-is-shared-by-us-all-as-an-essential-not/) [Glenn Greenwald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-greenwald/) > [I don't have a 'side'—I'm responsible for what I say and nothing else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-greenwald/i-don-t-have-a-side-i-m-responsible-for-what-i-say-and-nothing-else/) [Glenn Greenwald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-greenwald/) > [“Encryption matters, and it is not just for spies and philanderers.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-greenwald/encryption-matters-and-it-is-not-just-for-spies-and-philanderers/) [Glenn Greenwald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-greenwald/) > [“Among other devices, the agency intercepts and tampers with routers and servers manufactured by Cisco to direct large amounts of Internet traffic back to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-greenwald/among-other-devices-the-agency-intercepts-and-tampers-with-routers/) [Glenn Greenwald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-greenwald/) > [“NSA has increasingly made use of a secret technology that enables it to enter and alter data in computers even if they are not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-greenwald/nsa-has-increasingly-made-use-of-a-secret-technology-that-enables-it/) [Glenn Greenwald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-greenwald/) > [A key purpose of journalism is to provide an adversarial check on those who wield the greatest power by shining a light on what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-greenwald/a-key-purpose-of-journalism-is-to-provide-an-adversarial-check-on/) [Glenn Greenwald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-greenwald/) > [“We all instinctively understand that the private realm is where we can act, think, speak, write, experiment, and choose how to be, away from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-greenwald/we-all-instinctively-understand-that-the-private-realm-is-where-we/) [Glenn Greenwald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-greenwald/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/citizenry/glenn-greenwald/#itemlist", "name": "6 Citizenry Quotes By Glenn Greenwald", "numberOfItems": 6, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A citizenry that is aware of always being watched quickly becomes a compliant and fearful one.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Glenn Greenwald" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-greenwald/a-citizenry-that-is-aware-of-always-being-watched-quickly-becomes-a/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6f/glenn-greenwald-1215_citizenry_a-citizenry-that-is-aware-of-always-bein_962792.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6f/glenn-greenwald-1215_citizenry_a-citizenry-that-is-aware-of-always-bein_962792.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6f/glenn-greenwald-1215_citizenry_a-citizenry-that-is-aware-of-always-bein_962792.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A citizenry that is aware of always being watched quickly becomes a compliant and fearful one.” — Glenn Greenwald", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“once the citizenry acquiesces to a new power, believing that it does not affect them, it becomes institutionalized and legitimized and objection becomes impossible.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Glenn Greenwald" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-greenwald/once-the-citizenry-acquiesces-to-a-new-power-believing-that-it-does/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3eb/glenn-greenwald-1215_quote_once-the-citizenry-acquiesces-to-a-new-p_2075203.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3eb/glenn-greenwald-1215_quote_once-the-citizenry-acquiesces-to-a-new-p_2075203.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3eb/glenn-greenwald-1215_quote_once-the-citizenry-acquiesces-to-a-new-p_2075203.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“once the citizenry acquiesces to a new power, believing that it does not affect them, it becomes…” — Glenn Greenwald", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "[I]t's impossible to evade the fact that Endless War will inevitably degrade the citizenry of the country that engages in it. 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