I believe that when [senator Ron] Wyden and [senator Mark] Udall asked about the scale of this, they [the NSA] said it… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
I don't want to live in a world where there's no privacy, and therefore no room for intellectual exploration and creativity. — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
I know the media likes to personalize political debates, and I know the government will demonize me. — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
I believe that at this point in history, the greatest danger to our freedom and way of life comes from the reasonable… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
I understand that I will be made to suffer for my actions, and that the return of this information to the public… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
Any analyst at any time can target anyone. Any selector, anywhere I, sitting at my desk, certainly had the authorities to wiretap… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
Allowing the U.S. government to intimidate its people with threats of retaliation for revealing wrongdoing is contrary to the public interest. — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
I'd say that one area where my political views have remained unchanged is that, I am opposed to the government spying on… — Tom Morello Copy Share Image
There are more important things than money. If I were motivated by money, I could have sold these documents to any number… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
They are intent on making every conversation and every form of behaviour in the world known to them. — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
Everyone everywhere now understands how bad things have gotten — and they’re talking about it. They have the power to decide for… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
The majority of people in developed countries spend at least some time interacting with the Internet, and Governments are abusing that necessity… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
The government has granted itself power it is not entitled to. There is no public oversight. The result is people like myself… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
You simply have to eventually fall under suspicion from somebody even by a wrong call. And then they can use this system… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
The greatest fear that I have regarding the outcome for America of these disclosures is that nothing will change. — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
If I wanted to see your emails or your wife's phone, all I have to do is use intercepts. I can get… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
You can't come up against the world's most powerful intelligence agencies and not accept the risk. — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
To do that they, the NSA specifically, targets the communications of everyone. It ingests them by default. It collects them in its… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
The only thing I fear is the harmful effects on my family, who I won't be able to help any more. That's… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
We have got a CIA station just up the road - the consulate here in Hong Kong - and I am sure… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
The NSA has built an infrastructure that allows it to intercept almost everything. — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
The great fear that I have regarding the outcome for America of these disclosures is that nothing will change. [People] won't be… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
I had been looking for leaders, but I realized that leadership is about being the first to act. — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image