Citizens Quotes by Glenn Greenwald

10 Citizens quotes by Glenn Greenwald

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Greenwald’s sharp commentary on the public’s role in democracy comes across in a compact set of ten observations.

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The ultimate test of a society's freedom is not how it treats its good, obedient, compliant citizens; it's how it treats its…

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He's the President—it's the responsibility of every citizen to criticize aggressively when they think it's warranted.

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You can offer the ability to citizens to choose from one of the two parties and elect their leaders as much as…

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The most extremist power any political leader can assert is the power to target his own citizens for execution without any charges…

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It is always unconscionable for the government to punish people for expressing an idea merely because government officials - or the majority…

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Whether a country is actually free is determined not by how well-rewarded its convention-affirming media elites are and how ignored its passive…

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As always with any discussion of elite immunity, it's crucial to note that what makes this development such a particularly warped travesty…

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All of the evidence highlights the implicit bargain that is offered to citizens: pose no challenge and you have nothing to worry…

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[I]t's impossible to evade the fact that Endless War will inevitably degrade the citizenry of the country that engages in it. A…

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Revealingly, the central function of the Constitution as law--the supreme law--was to impose limitations not on the behavior of ordinary citizens but…

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In essence, I see the value of journalism as resting in a twofold mission: informing the public of accurate and vital information, and its…

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“The evidence shows that assurances that surveillance is only targeted at those who “have done something wrong” should provide little comfort, since a state…

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“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…

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It's hardly news that the Obama administration is intensely and, in many respects, unprecedentedly hostile toward the news-gathering process.

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Only In America can a renowned and devoted terrorism supporter like Peter King be the arbiter of national security and treason.

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“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…

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“That capability at any time could be turned around on the American people and no American would have any privacy left, such is the…

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“Converting the Internet into a system of surveillance thus guts it of its core potential. Worse, it turns the Internet into a tool of…

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“the desire for privacy is shared by us all as an essential, not ancillary, part of what it means to be human. We all…

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I don't have a 'side'—I'm responsible for what I say and nothing else.

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“Encryption matters, and it is not just for spies and philanderers.”

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“Among other devices, the agency intercepts and tampers with routers and servers manufactured by Cisco to direct large amounts of Internet traffic back to…

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