We do not live in a revolutionary time. People are not prepared to contest power. — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
If I am traitor, who did I betray? I gave all my information to the American public, to American journalists who are… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
The Iraq war that I signed up for was launched on false premises. The American people were misled. Now, whether that was… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
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
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
The people at the NSA aren't trying to ruin your life. They're not trying to put you in authoritarian dystopia. These are… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
Being called a traitor by Dick Cheney is the highest honor you can give an American, and the more panicked talk we… — 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
All those people who went out [to Occupy Wall Street] missed work, didn't get paid. Those were individuals who were already feeling… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
For people who aren't familiar with my background, I didn't graduate high school. My career high salary was about $200,000. My last… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
If you begin acting contrary to the public's interest, and there is no alternative governmental model, with which you're willing to engage,… — 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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