What we revealed is that this spying system is devoted not to terrorists, but is directed to innocent people around the world.… — Glenn Greenwald Angela Copy Share Image
Virtually every one of the most far-right neocon Bush officials - including Dick Cheney himself - has spent years now praising Obama… — Glenn Greenwald Bush Copy Share Image
Many of the benefits from keeping terrorism fear levels high are obvious. Private corporations suck up massive amounts of Homeland Security cash… — Glenn Greenwald Accountability Copy Share Image
Why is one view permissible and the other criminally barred-other than because the force of law is being used to control political… — Glenn Greenwald Discourse Copy Share Image
A: Snowden has enough information to cause more damage to the US government in a minute alone than anyone else has ever… — Glenn Greenwald Around the world Copy Share Image
“This is the case in every society: those who pose no challenge are rarely targeted by oppressive measures, and from their perspective,… — Glenn Greenwald Freedom Copy Share Image
It is always unconscionable for the government to punish people for expressing an idea merely because government officials - or the majority… — Glenn Greenwald Citizens Copy Share Image
'Terrorism' itself is not an objective term or legitimate object of study, but was conceived of as a highly politicized instrument and… — Glenn Greenwald Been Copy Share Image
Secrecy is the linchpin of abuse of power, . . . its enabling force. Transparency is the only real antidote. — Glenn Greenwald Abuse Copy Share Image
To me, it's a heroic attribute to be so committed to a principle that you apply it, not when it's easy, not… — Glenn Greenwald Apply Copy Share Image
I know it's a really hard concept to process, but the fact that Govt accuses someone of being a Terrorist doesn't mean… — Glenn Greenwald Facts Copy Share Image
“there is no check or limit on the NSA’s bulk collection of metadata, thanks to the government’s interpretation of the Patriot Act—an… — Glenn Greenwald Gratitude Copy Share Image
The core distortion of the War on Terror under both Bush and Obama is the Orwellian practice of equating government accusations of… — Glenn Greenwald Accusation Copy Share Image
“It's really encouraging and inspiring to be around a gathering of so many people ... who really are committed to that vision."… — Glenn Greenwald Dreams Copy Share Image
When you cheer for the erosion of Dzhokhar Tsarnaevs rights, you're cheering for the erosion of your own. — Glenn Greenwald Cheer Copy Share Image
“there are all sorts of things people do that they are eager to keep private, even though these sorts of things do… — Glenn Greenwald Cybersecurity Copy Share Image
“threat or actuality of government surveillance may psychologically inhibit freedom of speech.” — Glenn Greenwald Communication Copy Share Image
“Progress both in the United States and other nations was only ever achieved through the ability to challenge power and orthodoxies and… — Glenn Greenwald Freedom Copy Share Image
When someone who wields political power does something you dislike or disagree with, it's incumbent upon you to object, criticize, and demand… — Glenn Greenwald Citizenship Copy Share Image
“British philosopher Jeremy Bentham’s eighteenth-century conception of the Panopticon, a building design he believed would allow institutions to effectively control human behavior.” — Glenn Greenwald Habits Copy Share Image
“Bush violated FISA [...] because he wanted to violate the law in order to establish the general 'principle' that he was not… — Glenn Greenwald Crime Copy Share Image
Many American pundits and foreign policy experts love to depict themselves as crusaders for human rights, but it almost always takes the… — Glenn Greenwald Almost Copy Share Image
“Emphasizing that “people make decisions for emotional reasons not rational ones,” the GCHQ contends that online behavior is driven by “mirroring” (“people… — Glenn Greenwald Social interaction Copy Share Image
“Expecting the US government to operate a massive surveillance machine in complete secrecy without falling prey to its temptations runs counter to… — Glenn Greenwald Computers Copy Share Image
