Properly implemented strong crypto systems are one of the few things that you can rely on, — 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
The question for us is not what new story will come out next. The question is, what are we going to do… — 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
It is afraid of an informed, angry public demanding the constitutional government it was promised - and it should be. — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
You will never be completely free from risk, if you're free. The only time you can be free from risk is when… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
The US government is not going to be able to cover this up by jailing or murdering me. Truth is coming, and… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
And that's not something I'm willing to support, it's not something I'm willing to build and it's not something I'm willing to… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
If you’re not acting on your beliefs, then they probably aren’t real. — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
So many of the things we're told by the government simply aren't true. — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
Your rights matter, because you never know when you're going to need them. — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
I have been to the darkest corners of government, and what they fear is light. — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
The NSA has built an infrastructure that allows it to intercept almost everything. — 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