Ultimately, if people lose their willingness to recognize that there are times in our history when legality becomes distinct from morality, we… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
We have seen enough criminality on the part of government. It is hypocritical to make this allegation against me. They have narrowed… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
Our rights are not granted by governments. They are inherent to our nature. But it's entirely the opposite for governments: their privileges… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
When the US government got word that I was planning to leave Russia to go to Latin America, they brought down the… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
I have had no contact with the Chinese government. I only work with journalists. — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
The government would assert that individuals who are aware of serious wrongdoing in the intelligence community should bring their concerns to the… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
Maybe boutique media, maybe people who are reading papers and talking to academics and whatnot, maybe they understand, because they're high-information. But… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
Look at the reactions of liberal governments to the surveillance revelations during the last years. In the United States, we've got this… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
After 9/11, many of the most important news outlets in America abdicated their role as a check to power - the journalistic… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
We have a media that goes along with the government by parroting phrases intended to provoke a certain emotional response - for… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
We should know at least the broad strokes of the powers that the government's claiming in our name, and using allegedly, on… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
Technology provides us means outside of governments to begin enforcing our rights, enforcing protection of civil liberties, regardless of law, through the… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
The state says: "Well, in order for it to be legitimate civil disobedience, you have to follow these rules." They put us… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
It is afraid of an informed, angry public demanding the constitutional government it was promised - and it should be. — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
Much of what I saw in Geneva really disillusioned me about how my government functions and what its impact is in the world. I… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
If it comes to a question of law, the charges they brought against me - the Espionage Act - is called the quintessential political… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
As a general rule, so long as you have any choice at all, you should never route through or peer with the UK under… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
[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… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
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… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
We need to think about encryption not as this sort of arcane, black art. It's a basic protection. — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
A lot of people in 2008 voted for Obama. I did not vote for him. I voted for a third party. But I believed… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
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… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
There was a real choice when [Barack Obama] became president. It was a very difficult choice - to say, "We're not going to hold… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
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. — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
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