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People Quotes by Edward Snowden
- The Iraq war that I signed up for was launched on false premises. The American people were misled. Now, whether that was due to bad…
- The majority of people in developed countries spend at least some time interacting with the Internet, and Governments are abusing that necessity in secret to…
- The government has granted itself power it is not entitled to. There is no public oversight. The result is people like myself have the latitude…
- Allowing the U.S. government to intimidate its people with threats of retaliation for revealing wrongdoing is contrary to the public interest.
- The great fear that I have regarding the outcome for America of these disclosures is that nothing will change. [People] won't be willing to take…
- America is a fundamentally good country. We have good people with good values who want to do the right thing. But the structures of power…
- 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…
- Before 2013, if you said the NSA was making records of everybody's phone calls and the [Government Communications Headquarters] was monitoring lawyers and journalists, people…
- When Laura Poitras asked me if she could film our encounters, I was extremely reluctant. I'm grateful that I allowed her to persuade me. The…
- 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…
- A lot of people in 2008 voted for Obama. I did not vote for him. I voted for a third party. But I believed in…
- 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…
- I can't in good conscience allow the U.S. government to destroy privacy, internet freedom and basic liberties for people around the world with this massive…
- I carefully evaluated every single document I disclosed to ensure that each was legitimately in the public interest. There are all sorts of documents that…
- Most of the secrets the CIA has are about people, not machines and systems, so I didn't feel comfortable with disclosures that I thought could…
- My intention is to ask the courts and people of Hong Kong to decide my fate.
- 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…
- I grew up with the understanding that the world I lived in was one where people enjoyed a sort of freedom to communicate with each…
- 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…
More People Quotes
- The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil. — Hannah Arendt
- Poets are the only people to whom love is not only a crucial, but an indispensable experience, which entitles them to mistake… — Hannah Arendt
- Culture relates to objects and is a phenomenon of the world; entertainment relates to people and is a phenomenon of life. — Hannah Arendt
- Aside from a handful of guys boxing is missing the good trainers, that's why our sport is so in the air now… — Alexis Arguello
- I work with really hard-working people who are really good at what they do. — J. J. Abrams
- As far as we are concerned, we are ready to leave today, tomorrow, at any time, to join the people of Haiti,… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- When you care about human beings, you do your best to not repress and to not let people to repress and to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- I know how the American people care for that democratic principle. They want to see their vote respected. As we in Haiti… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Sometimes people who want to understand Haiti from a political perspective may be missing part of the picture. They also need to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
- Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms. — Aristotle