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title: "4 Elites Quotes By Glenn Greenwald"
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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-greenwald/whether-a-country-is-actually-free-is-determined-not-by-how-well/)

[Glenn Greenwald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-greenwald/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-greenwald/as-always-with-any-discussion-of-elite-immunity-it-s-crucial-to-note/)

[Glenn Greenwald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-greenwald/)

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> [If you remove the fear of criminal punishment for the nation's political and financial elites - as we have done - what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-greenwald/if-you-remove-the-fear-of-criminal-punishment-for-the-nation-s/)

[Glenn Greenwald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-greenwald/)

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> [When poor and ordinary Americans who commit crimes are prosecuted and imprisoned, that is Justice. When the same thing is done to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-greenwald/when-poor-and-ordinary-americans-who-commit-crimes-are-prosecuted-and/)

[Glenn Greenwald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-greenwald/)

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## 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/)

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