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title: "3 Diplomatic Quotes By Edward Snowden"
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> [All the governments just want to have more power when it comes to economic espionage, diplomatic manipulation and political influence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-snowden/all-the-governments-just-want-to-have-more-power-when-it-comes-to/)

[Edward Snowden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-snowden/)

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> [ These \[NSA\] programs were never about terrorism: they're about economic spying, social control, and diplomatic manipulation. They're about power. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-snowden/these-nsa-programs-were-never-about-terrorism-they-re-about-economic/)

[Edward Snowden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-snowden/)

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> [When the US government got word that I was planning to leave Russia to go to Latin America, they brought down the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-snowden/when-the-us-government-got-word-that-i-was-planning-to-leave-russia/)

[Edward Snowden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-snowden/)

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## Other authors on Diplomatic

## 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/)

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