History Quotes by Glenn Greenwald

9 History quotes by Glenn Greenwald

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Greenwald’s journalistic rigor informs his view of History, delivering sharp, probing lines. The collection offers a quick, critical look at power and truth.

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Many of the most important stories in the history of modern journalism have come from sources who have taken information without authorization.

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“He had come to believe that the paper’s concealment of that information may very well have changed the outcome of the 2004…

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History shows that the mere existence of a mass surveillance apparatus, regardless of how it is used, is in itself sufficient to…

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The same president who has insisted that core moralism drives him has brought America to its lowest moral standing in history.

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A: Snowden has enough information to cause more damage to the US government in a minute alone than anyone else has ever…

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It is simply an invariable truth in the history of politics, in the history of government, that whenever a new power is…

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“the NSA databases “store information about your political views, your medical history, your intimate relationships and your activities online.” The agency claims…

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“Converting the Internet into a system of surveillance thus guts it of its core potential. Worse, it turns the Internet into a…

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No matter the specific techniques involved, historically mass surveillance has had several constant attributes. Initially, it is always the country’s dissidents and…

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In essence, I see the value of journalism as resting in a twofold mission: informing the public of accurate and vital information, and its…

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“The evidence shows that assurances that surveillance is only targeted at those who “have done something wrong” should provide little comfort, since a state…

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“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…

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It's hardly news that the Obama administration is intensely and, in many respects, unprecedentedly hostile toward the news-gathering process.

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Only In America can a renowned and devoted terrorism supporter like Peter King be the arbiter of national security and treason.

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“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…

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“That capability at any time could be turned around on the American people and no American would have any privacy left, such is the…

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“Converting the Internet into a system of surveillance thus guts it of its core potential. Worse, it turns the Internet into a tool of…

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“the desire for privacy is shared by us all as an essential, not ancillary, part of what it means to be human. We all…

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I don't have a 'side'—I'm responsible for what I say and nothing else.

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“Encryption matters, and it is not just for spies and philanderers.”

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“Among other devices, the agency intercepts and tampers with routers and servers manufactured by Cisco to direct large amounts of Internet traffic back to…

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