States Quotes by Glenn Greenwald

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Greenwald’s sharp, press‑focused commentary on states is packed into nine concise quotes, delivering a brief but pointed perspective.

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The United States government in Washington constantly gives amnesty to its highest officials, even when they commit the most egregious crimes. And…

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There is a massive apparatus within the United States government that with complete secrecy has been building this enormous structure that has…

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To permit surveillance to take root on the Internet would mean subjecting virtually all forms of human interaction, planning, and even thought…

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I think Dianne Feinstein may be the most Orwellian political official in Washington. It is hard to imagine having a government more…

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What state surveillance actually is is best understood by the NSA's own documents and own words, which I think as you know…

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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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As always with any discussion of elite immunity, it's crucial to note that what makes this development such a particularly warped travesty…

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The domestic NSA-led Surveillance State which Frank Church so stridently warned about has obviously come to fruition. The way to avoid its…

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It is hard to imagine having a government more secretive than the United States. Virtually everything that government does, of any significance,…

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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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