Country Quote by George Bernard Shaw

There are only two occasions when Americans respect privacy, especially in Presidents. Those are prayer and fishing.

— Herbert Hoover

Personal privacy is a closely held American value.

— Anna Eshoo

Perhaps Americans should recognize that if they want to keep their privacy, they should ask the federal government to do only the things that…

— Dave Kopel

Most Americans want a sense of privacy. A lot of us don't realize how much of our privacy we're exposing by the internet.

— Patrick Leahy

The American people must be willing to give up a degree of personal privacy in exchange for safety and security.

— Anonymous

The English love for privacy is proverbial, and has not been exaggerated. A stranger who strikes up a conversation is looked upon with suspicion…

— Henry Steele Commager

Taking privacy cues from the federal government is - to say the least - ironic, considering today's Orwellian level of surveillance. At virtually any…

— Bob Barr

Foreigners like me have no privacy rights whatsoever. Yet we keep using U.S.-based services all the time, making us a legal target for gathering…

— Mikko Hypponen

“If your countrymen think that privacy is a crime, so much the worse for your country.”

— James Baldwin

Privacy is not a luxury in America: it is a right - one that we need to defend in the digital realm as much…

— Chelsea Manning

Americans have a right to the security of their personal information, and the entities that hold personal information have a responsibility to protect it.

— Jan Schakowsky

This wholesale invasion of Americans’ and foreign citizens’ privacy does not contribute to our security; it puts in danger the very liberties we’re trying…

— Daniel Ellsberg