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• Secrecy is the linchpin of abuse of power, . . . its enabling force. Transparency is the only real antidote.
• History shows that the mere existence of a mass surveillance apparatus, regardless of how it is used, is in itself sufficient to…
• The fact that war is the word we use for almost everything—on terrorism, drugs, even poverty—has certainly helped to desensitize us to…
• The way things are supposed to work is that we're supposed to know virtually everything about what they [the government] do: that's…
• Incestuous, homogeneous fiefdoms of self-proclaimed expertise are always rank-closing and mutually self-defending, above all else.
• It's common to go from 'crashing the gate' to guarding it.
• He's the President—it's the responsibility of every citizen to criticize aggressively when they think it's warranted.
• When journalists are 'accused' of being 'advocates', that means: challenging and deviating from DC orthodoxies.
• A president who is burdened with a failed and unpopular war, and who has lost the trust of the country, simply can…
• Fearlessness can be its own form of power.
• For those suggesting criticisms of drone kills should wait until the election: that'd be reasonable if he stops killing until the election.
• I'd like to vote for the candidate similar to the one the Right absurdly claims Obama is.

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