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From Quotes by Edward Snowden
- I believe that at this point in history, the greatest danger to our freedom and way of life comes from the reasonable fear of omniscient…
- Any analyst at any time can target anyone. Any selector, anywhere I, sitting at my desk, certainly had the authorities to wiretap anyone, from you…
- You simply have to eventually fall under suspicion from somebody even by a wrong call. And then they can use this system to go back…
- Individuals have international duties which transcend the national obligations of obedience. Therefore individual citizens have the duty to violate domestic laws to prevent crimes against…
- 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…
- If I defected at all, I defected from the government to the public
- They still have negligent auditing, they still have things going for a walk, and they have no idea where they're coming from and they have…
- I care more about the country than what happens to me. But we can't allow the law to become a political weapon or agree to…
- Being a patriot doesn’t mean prioritizing service to government above all else. Being a patriot means knowing when to protect your country, knowing when to…
- You will never be completely free from risk, if you're free. The only time you can be free from risk is when you're in prison.
- Ultimately, if people lose their willingness to recognize that there are times in our history when legality becomes distinct from morality, we aren't just ceding…
- There can be no faith in government if our highest offices are excused from scrutiny - they should be setting the example of transparency.
- I wanted to fight in the Iraq war because I felt like I had an obligation as a human being to help free people from…
- Being called a traitor by Dick Cheney is the highest honor you can give an American, and the more panicked talk we hear from people…
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