When I talk about the polling, I'm talking about the principles. It shows these officials are knowingly attempting to shift public opinion,… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
[Sovereignty] would break the American monopoly, but it would also break Internet business, because you'd have to have a data center in… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
We hack everyone everywhere. We like to make a distinction between us and the others. But we are in almost every country… — Edward Snowden Country Copy Share Image
The only reason I do these interviews - I hate talking about myself, I hate doing this stuff - is because incredibly… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
We need the security standards to apply to the internet. We need to be able to trust that when we send our… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
You're not patriotic just because you back whoever's in power today or their policies. You're patriotic when you work to improve the… — Edward Snowden Choices Copy Share Image
We've already seen, in practically every country around the world where these issues have been covered, that the general public has recoiled… — Edward Snowden Around the world Copy Share Image
The United States is more reliant on the technical systems. We're more reliant on the critical infrastructure of the internet than any… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
When the lights go out at a power plant sometime in the future, we're going to know that that's a consequence of… — Edward Snowden Advantage Copy Share Image
The internet is the most complex system that humans have ever invented. And with every internet enabled operation that we've seen so… — Edward Snowden Complex systems Copy Share Image
You shouldn't change your behavior because a government agency somewhere is doing the wrong thing. If you sacrifice your values because you're… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
Every time somebody on the internet sort of glances at us sideways, we launch an attack at them. That's not going to… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
It's important to remember when you start doing things like attacking hospitals through the internet, when you start attacking things like internet… — 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
[Bill] Binney designed ThinThread, an NSA program that used encryption to try to make mass surveillance less objectionable. It would still have… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
America is a fundamentally good country. We have good people with good values who want to do the right thing. But the… — Edward Snowden America Copy Share Image
I believe that when [senator Ron] Wyden and [senator Mark] Udall asked about the scale of this, they [the NSA] said it… — Edward Snowden America Copy Share Image
If we allow the United States to set the precedent that national borders don't matter when it comes to the protection of… — Edward Snowden Attention 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… — Edward Snowden Party Copy Share Image
People have to be free to investigate computer security. People have to be free to look for the vulnerabilities and create proof… — Edward Snowden Code Copy Share Image
When you say, ‘I have nothing to hide,’ you’re saying, ‘I don’t care about this right.’ You’re saying, ‘I don’t have this… — Edward Snowden Care Copy Share Image
After 9/11, many of the most important news outlets in America abdicated their role as a check to power - the journalistic… — Edward Snowden America Copy Share Image
The government doesn't want us to know what they're doing, how they're interpreting the law, how they're interpreting and redefining their powers,… — Edward Snowden Boundaries Copy Share Image
I have had many opportunities to flee HK, but I would rather stay and fight the United States government in the courts,… — Edward Snowden Court Copy Share Image
On the other hand, the Internet is there to fill needs that people have for information and socialization. We get this sort… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
One of the reasons that I came forward and sort burned of my life to the ground, and I can't go back… — 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… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
Where are we going to reject that easy but flawed process of letting the intelligence services do whatever they want? It's inevitable… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
That's the key - to maintain the garden of liberty, right? This is a generational thing that we must all do continuously.… — 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… — Edward Snowden Disillusioned Copy Share Image
You can show a guy sort of peeking over the wall, you can see a guy tunneling underneath, you can see a… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
I don't think political reform is likely to succeed. [Senators Tom] Udall and [Ron] Wyden, on the intelligence committee, have been sounding… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
There were no whistleblower protections that would've protected me - and that's known to everybody in the intelligence community. There are no… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
There are proxies, proxy servers on the internet, and this is very typical for hackers to use. They create what are called… — Edward Snowden Access Copy Share Image
When Clapper raised his hand and lied to the American public, was anyone tried? Were any charges brought? Within 24 hours of… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
Congress hasn't declared war on the countries - the majority of them are our allies - but without asking for public permission,… — Edward Snowden Access Copy Share Image
Acting Government officials, they said they wanted - they would be happy, they would love to put a bullet in my head,… — Edward Snowden Acting Copy Share Image
We have to call mass surveillance mass surveillance. We can't let governments around the world redefine, and sort of weasel their way… — Edward Snowden Around the world Copy Share Image
Individuals have international duties which transcend the national obligations of obedience. Therefore individual citizens have the duty to violate domestic laws to… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
The most important thing to the United States is not being able to attack our adversaries, the most important thing is to… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
![“[Sovereignty] would break the American monopoly, but it would also break Internet business, because you'd have to have a data center in every country. And data centers are tremendously expensive, a big capital investment.” quote by Edward Snowden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f9a/edward-snowden-555_bigs_sovereignty-would-break-the-american-mon_2957437.jpg)
![“[Bill] Binney designed ThinThread, an NSA program that used encryption to try to make mass surveillance less objectionable. It would still have been unlawful and unconstitutional.” quote by Edward Snowden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b7/edward-snowden-555_bills_bill-binney-designed-thinthread-an-nsa-p_2078762.jpg)
![“I believe that when [senator Ron] Wyden and [senator Mark] Udall asked about the scale of this, they [the NSA] said it did not have the tools to provide an answer. We do have the tools and I have maps showing where people have been scrutinised most. We collect more digital communications from…” quote by Edward Snowden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/549/edward-snowden-555_america_i-believe-that-when-senator-ron-wyden-an_201712.jpg)
![“There was a real choice when [Barack Obama] became president. It was a very difficult choice - to say, "We're not going to hold senior officials to account with the same laws that every other citizen in the country is held to," or "This is a nation that believes in the rule of law."” quote by Edward Snowden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/104/edward-snowden-555_accounts_there-was-a-real-choice-when-barack-obam_27838.jpg)
![“I don't think political reform is likely to succeed. [Senators Tom] Udall and [Ron] Wyden, on the intelligence committee, have been sounding the alarm, but they are a minority.” quote by Edward Snowden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05d/edward-snowden-555_alarms_i-don-t-think-political-reform-is-likely_821079.jpg)
