Arguing Quote by Edward Snowden

We do not take away the powers of surveillance. We do not take away the right and the power of the government to go…

— Larry Craig

I am not opposed to government efforts to stop terrorist plots. We are still seared by the memory of 9/11, and we should be.

— Bob Beckel

We have the means and we have the technology to end mass surveillance without any legislative action at all, without any policy changes.

— Edward Snowden

I am convinced that military action will not prevent further acts of international terrorism against the United States.

— Barbara Lee

When we look at the full-on mass surveillance watching everyone in the country, in the United States, it doesn't work. It didn't stop the…

— Edward Snowden

The issue I brought forward most clearly was that of mass surveillance, not of surveillance in general.

— Edward Snowden

If the concern is security, there needs to be evidence-backed policies to increase security and safety, while maintaining our liberties and freedoms. Policies that…

— Jagmeet Singh

It is necessary to ensure that the requirement to combat terrorism is not used to clamp down on freedom of expression, legitimate dissent, freedom…

— Mary Robinson

Do not condemn a government that allowed one terrorist act to happen, but rather praise a government who has, on your behalf, kept secret…

— Anonymous

“The idea that we should dismantle the core protections of our political system to erect a ubiquitous surveillance state for the sake of this…

— Glenn Greenwald

History shows that the mere existence of a mass surveillance apparatus, regardless of how it is used, is in itself sufficient to stifle dissent.…

— Glenn Greenwald

Government, which does not and did not grant us our rights, must not now seek to deny them by using fear as its justification.

— Malcolm Wallop