They are intent on making every conversation and every form of behavior in the world known to them. — Edward Snowden Behavior Copy Share Image
The FBI was creating a world where citizens rely on Apple to defend their rights, rather than the other way around. — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
Privacy matters; privacy is what allows us to determine who we are and who we want to be. — Edward Snowden Cybersecurity Copy Share Image
We are a representative democracy. But how did we get there? We got there through direct action. And that's enshrined in our… — Edward Snowden Action Copy Share Image
The greatest fear that I have regarding the outcome for America of these disclosures is that nothing will change. — Edward Snowden America Copy Share Image
I know the media likes to personalize political debates, and I know the government will demonize me. — Edward Snowden Debate Copy Share Image
[Barton ] Gellman printed a great anecdote: he showed two Google engineers a slide that showed how the NSA was doing this,… — Edward Snowden Anecdotes Copy Share Image
In America, we collect more digital communications from America than we do from the Russians. — Edward Snowden America 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 American people Copy Share Image
Going all the way back to Daniel Ellsberg, it is clear that the government is not concerned with damage to national security,… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
I've talked to a lot of pretty good lawyers around the world. I'm non-extraditable. That's the real reason the US government was… — Edward Snowden Around the world Copy Share Image
Look at the reactions of liberal governments to the surveillance revelations during the last years. In the United States, we've got this… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
Arguing that you don't care about privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don't care about… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
I don't want to live in a society that does these sort of things... I do not want to live in a… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
If I target for example an email address, for example under FAA 702, and that email address sent something to you, Joe… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
I have been a systems engineer, systems administrator, a senior adviser for the Central Intelligence Agency, a solutions consultant and a telecommunications… — Edward Snowden Administrators Copy Share Image
[Bill] Binney will argue with you all day about ThinThread, but his idea was that it would collect everything about everybody but… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
I acted on my belief that the NSA's mass surveillance programs would not withstand a constitutional challenge, and that the American public… — Edward Snowden Belief 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 Attention Copy Share Image
When Laura Poitras asked me if she could film our encounters, I was extremely reluctant. I'm grateful that I allowed her to… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
Nobody needs to justify why they "need" a right: the burden of justification falls on the one seeking to infringe upon the… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
You simply have to eventually fall under suspicion from somebody even by a wrong call. And then they can use this system… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
We don't like to use the phrase "state security" in the United States because it reminds us of all the bad regimes.… — Edward Snowden Business Copy Share Image
They [the authorities] will act aggressively against anyone who has known me. That keeps me up at night. — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
How do we preserve our civil rights, our traditions as a liberal democracy, in a time when government power is expanding and… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
I wanted to fight in the Iraq war because I felt like I had an obligation as a human being to help… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
The question is: Particularly in the post-9/11 era, are societies becoming more liberal or more authoritarian? — Edward Snowden Authoritarian Copy Share Image
It's really hard to take that step-not only do I believe in something, I believe in it enough that I'm willing to… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
We can plant bugs in machines. Once you go on the network, I can identify your machine. You will never be safe… — Edward Snowden Bugs Copy Share Image
Ever since I've been here [in Russia], my life has been consumed with work that's actually fulfilling and satisfying. — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
Properly implemented strong crypto systems are one of the few things that you can rely on, — Edward Snowden Encryption Copy Share Image
What we're seeing now, or starting to see, is an atomization of the Internet community. Before, everybody went only to a few… — Edward Snowden Community Copy Share Image
My sole motive is to inform the public as to that which is done in their name and that which is done… — 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 Angry 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
We have seen enough criminality on the part of government. It is hypocritical to make this allegation against me. They have narrowed… — Edward Snowden Allegation Copy Share Image
I read these polls because civil-liberties organizations tell me I need to be aware of public opinion. — Edward Snowden Civil liberties Copy Share Image
You would be surprised how effective, at least for influencing low-information voters, negative propaganda about me is. — Edward Snowden Influence Copy Share Image
We have to argue forcefully and demand that the government recognise that these programmes do not prevent - mass surveillance does not… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
![“[Barton ] Gellman printed a great anecdote: he showed two Google engineers a slide that showed how the NSA was doing this, and the engineers "exploded in profanity."” quote by Edward Snowden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/144/edward-snowden-555_anecdotes_barton-gellman-printed-a-great-anecdote_2686678.jpg)
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![“All those people who went out [to Occupy Wall Street] missed work, didn't get paid. Those were individuals who were already feeling the effects of inequality, so they didn't have a lot to lose. And then the individuals who were louder, more disruptive and, in many ways, more effective at drawing…” quote by Edward Snowden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9f/edward-snowden-555_attention_all-those-people-who-went-out-to-occupy_3100958.jpg)
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