--- title: "16 Citizens Quotes By Edward Snowden" description: "16 Citizens quotes by Edward Snowden. Plus more from Edward Snowden and more Citizens sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e9c/edward-snowden-555_citizens_citizens-have-to-fight-suppression-of-in_2395437.jpg" --- > [Citizens have to fight suppression of information on matters of vital public importance. To tell the truth is not a crime.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-snowden/citizens-have-to-fight-suppression-of-information-on-matters-of-vital/) [Edward Snowden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-snowden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e9c/edward-snowden-555_citizens_citizens-have-to-fight-suppression-of-in_2395437.jpg) > [Citizens with a conscience are not going to ignore wrong-doing simply because they'll be destroyed for it: the conscience forbids it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-snowden/citizens-with-a-conscience-are-not-going-to-ignore-wrong-doing-simply/) [Edward Snowden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-snowden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/678/edward-snowden-555_citizens_citizens-with-a-conscience-are-not-going_79382.jpg) > [We are no longer citizens, we no longer have leaders. We're subjects, and we have rulers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-snowden/we-are-no-longer-citizens-we-no-longer-have-leaders-we-re-subjects/) [Edward Snowden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-snowden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/836/edward-snowden-555_citizens_we-are-no-longer-citizens-we-no-longer-h_2486957.jpg) > [Presidents should not be exempted from the same standards of reason and evidence and justification that any other citizen or civil movement…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-snowden/presidents-should-not-be-exempted-from-the-same-standards-of-reason/) [Edward Snowden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-snowden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/27a/edward-snowden-555_citizens_presidents-should-not-be-exempted-from-t_1644057.jpg) > [The FBI was creating a world where citizens rely on Apple to defend their rights, rather than the other way around.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-snowden/the-fbi-was-creating-a-world-where-citizens-rely-on-apple-to-defend/) [Edward Snowden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-snowden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/213/edward-snowden-555_apple_the-fbi-was-creating-a-world-where-citiz_2827684.jpg) > [ There was a real choice when \[Barack Obama\] became president. It was a very difficult choice - to say, "We're not going… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-snowden/there-was-a-real-choice-when-barack-obama-became-president-it-was-a/) [Edward Snowden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-snowden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/104/edward-snowden-555_accounts_there-was-a-real-choice-when-barack-obam_27838.jpg) > [Individuals have international duties which transcend the national obligations of obedience. Therefore individual citizens have the duty to violate domestic laws to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-snowden/individuals-have-international-duties-which-transcend-the-national/) [Edward Snowden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-snowden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/451/edward-snowden-555_citizens_individuals-have-international-duties-wh_1252277.jpg) > [The question that we, as a society, have to ask is, are our collective rights worth a small relative advantage in our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-snowden/the-question-that-we-as-a-society-have-to-ask-is-are-our-collective/) [Edward Snowden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-snowden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4e/edward-snowden-555_ability_the-question-that-we-as-a-society-have-t_1672984.jpg) > [Richard Nixon got kicked out of Washington for tapping one hotel suite. Today we're tapping every American citizen in the country, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-snowden/richard-nixon-got-kicked-out-of-washington-for-tapping-one-hotel/) [Edward Snowden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-snowden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/851/edward-snowden-555_american-citizen_richard-nixon-got-kicked-out-of-washingt_1367269.jpg) > [Russia recently passed a law - I think a terrible law - which says you have to store all of the data…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-snowden/russia-recently-passed-a-law-i-think-a-terrible-law-which-says-you/) [Edward Snowden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-snowden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db8/edward-snowden-555_cases_russia-recently-passed-a-law-i-think-a-t_2168103.jpg) > [In liberal societies we don't typically require citizens to rearrange their activities, their lives, the way they go about their business, to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-snowden/in-liberal-societies-we-don-t-typically-require-citizens-to-rearrange/) [Edward Snowden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-snowden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c86/edward-snowden-555_activity_in-liberal-societies-we-don-t-typically_96018.jpg) > [You don't need to justify your rights as a citizen - that inverts the model of responsibility. The government must justify its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-snowden/you-don-t-need-to-justify-your-rights-as-a-citizen-that-inverts-the/) [Edward Snowden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-snowden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2f/edward-snowden-555_citizens_you-don-t-need-to-justify-your-rights-as_1970431.jpg) > [Ending mass surveillance of private phone calls under the Patriot Act is a historic victory for the rights of every citizen. Yet…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-snowden/ending-mass-surveillance-of-private-phone-calls-under-the-patriot-act/) [Edward Snowden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-snowden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4b/edward-snowden-555_citizens_ending-mass-surveillance-of-private-phon_2411751.jpg) > [It's clear the CIA was trying to play 'keep away' with documents relevant to an investigation by their overseers in Congress, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-snowden/it-s-clear-the-cia-was-trying-to-play-keep-away-with-documents/) [Edward Snowden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-snowden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/435/edward-snowden-555_care_it-s-clear-the-cia-was-trying-to-play-ke_812675.jpg) > [Microsoft is in a court battle with the Department of Justice. The DOJ is saying, "We want information from your data center…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-snowden/microsoft-is-in-a-court-battle-with-the-department-of-justice-the-doj/) [Edward Snowden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-snowden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f6/edward-snowden-555_asks_microsoft-is-in-a-court-battle-with-the_582771.jpg) > [When Laura Poitras asked me if she could film our encounters, I was extremely reluctant. I'm grateful that I allowed her to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-snowden/when-laura-poitras-asked-me-if-she-could-film-our-encounters-i-was/) [Edward Snowden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-snowden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/293/edward-snowden-555_awards_when-laura-poitras-asked-me-if-she-could_2110373.jpg) ## Other authors on Citizens ## More by Edward Snowden > [It is afraid of an informed, angry public demanding the constitutional government it was promised - and it should be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-snowden/it-is-afraid-of-an-informed-angry-public-demanding-the-constitutional/) [Edward Snowden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-snowden/) > [Much of what I saw in Geneva really disillusioned me about how my government functions and what its impact is in the world. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-snowden/much-of-what-i-saw-in-geneva-really-disillusioned-me-about-how-my/) [Edward Snowden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-snowden/) > [If it comes to a question of law, the charges they brought against me - the Espionage Act - is called the quintessential political…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-snowden/if-it-comes-to-a-question-of-law-the-charges-they-brought-against-me/) [Edward Snowden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-snowden/) > [The NSA and Israel wrote Stuxnet together.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-snowden/the-nsa-and-israel-wrote-stuxnet-together/) [Edward Snowden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-snowden/) > [As a general rule, so long as you have any choice at all, you should never route through or peer with the UK under…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-snowden/as-a-general-rule-so-long-as-you-have-any-choice-at-all-you-should/) [Edward Snowden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-snowden/) > [ \[Brazil\] went to the UN and said, "We need new standards for this." We need to take a look at what they're calling "data… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-snowden/brazil-went-to-the-un-and-said-we-need-new-standards-for-this-we-need/) [Edward Snowden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-snowden/) > [You are also asked to take an oath, and that's the oath of service. The oath of service is not to secrecy, but to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-snowden/you-are-also-asked-to-take-an-oath-and-that-s-the-oath-of-service-the/) [Edward Snowden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-snowden/) > [We need to think about encryption not as this sort of arcane, black art. It's a basic protection.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-snowden/we-need-to-think-about-encryption-not-as-this-sort-of-arcane-black/) [Edward Snowden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-snowden/) > [A lot of people in 2008 voted for Obama. I did not vote for him. I voted for a third party. But I believed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-snowden/a-lot-of-people-in-2008-voted-for-obama-i-did-not-vote-for-him-i/) [Edward Snowden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-snowden/) > [Too often we forget that social and political movements don't happen overnight. They don't bring change immediately - you have to build a critical…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-snowden/too-often-we-forget-that-social-and-political-movements-don-t-happen/) [Edward Snowden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-snowden/) > [ There was a real choice when \[Barack Obama\] became president. It was a very difficult choice - to say, "We're not going to hold… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-snowden/there-was-a-real-choice-when-barack-obama-became-president-it-was-a/) [Edward Snowden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-snowden/) > [We've learned that we've allowed technological capabilities to dictate policies and practices, rather than ensuring that our laws and values guide our technological capabilities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-snowden/we-ve-learned-that-we-ve-allowed-technological-capabilities-to/) [Edward Snowden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-snowden/) > [It's much easier, I think, to protect communications while they're in transit at least, than it is to enforce legislation in every country in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-snowden/it-s-much-easier-i-think-to-protect-communications-while-they-re-in/) [Edward Snowden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-snowden/) > [If an adversary didn't target our power plants but they did target the core routers, the backbones that tie our internet connections together, entire…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-snowden/if-an-adversary-didn-t-target-our-power-plants-but-they-did-target/) [Edward Snowden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-snowden/) > [I care more about the country than what happens to me. But we can't allow the law to become a political weapon or agree…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-snowden/i-care-more-about-the-country-than-what-happens-to-me-but-we-can-t/) [Edward Snowden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-snowden/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/citizens/edward-snowden/#itemlist", "name": "16 Citizens Quotes By Edward Snowden", "numberOfItems": 16, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Citizens have to fight suppression of information on matters of vital public importance. 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