Behalf Quote by Edward Snowden

The government does not need to know more about what we are doing. We need to know more about what the government is doing.…

— Ron Paul

The U.S. government places considerable trust in those given access to classified information, and we are committed to prosecuting those who abuse that trust.

— Dana Boente

We are on the lookout for criminal and terrorist activity but we do not - nor will we ever - monitor ideology or political…

— Janet Napolitano

We can give our intelligence and law enforcement community the powers they need to track down and take out terrorists without undermining our commitment…

— Barack Obama

We have seen enough criminality on the part of government. It is hypocritical to make this allegation against me. They have narrowed the public…

— Edward Snowden

My sole motive is to inform the public as to that which is done in their name and that which is done against them.

— Edward Snowden

When our government is spoken of as some menacing, threatening, foreign entity, it ignores the fact that in our democracy, government is us

— Barack Obama

I have information about things that our government has lied to us about. I know. For example, to say that since the fall of…

— Sibel Edmonds

These are issues we've been grappling with since the Constitution was written: how you hold your government to account for its words and deeds.…

— Valerie Plame

We will use all lawful tools at our disposal, and that includes authorities under the renewed PATRIOT Act. We firmly believe that our intelligence…

— John O. Brennan

Let's ensure our federal government works on behalf of all of its citizens - not just the ones with connections to people in power.

— Tommy Tuberville

See, one of the greatest things about living in the United States is that we have the absolute freedom to say whatever we want…

— Kat Timpf