"Revealingly, the central function of the Constitution as……" — Glenn Greenwald
"Revealingly, the central function of the Constitution as law--the supreme law--was to impose limitations not on the behavior of ordinary citizens but on the federal government. The government, and those who ran it, were not placed outside the law, but expressly targeted by it. Indeed, the Bill of Rights is little more than a description of the lines that the most powerful political officials are barred from crossing, even if they have the power to do so and even when the majority of citizens might wish them to do so."
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82 Quotes by Glenn Greenwald
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Secrecy is the linchpin of abuse of power, . . . its enabling force. Transparency is the only real antidote.
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The fact that war is the word we use for almost everything—on terrorism, drugs, even poverty—has certainly helped to desensitize…
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The way things are supposed to work is that we're supposed to know virtually everything about what they [the government]…
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Incestuous, homogeneous fiefdoms of self-proclaimed expertise are always rank-closing and mutually self-defending, above all else.
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It's common to go from 'crashing the gate' to guarding it.
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He's the President—it's the responsibility of every citizen to criticize aggressively when they think it's warranted.
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When journalists are 'accused' of being 'advocates', that means: challenging and deviating from DC orthodoxies.
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A president who is burdened with a failed and unpopular war, and who has lost the trust of the country,…
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Fearlessness can be its own form of power.
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For those suggesting criticisms of drone kills should wait until the election: that'd be reasonable if he stops killing until…
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I'd like to vote for the candidate similar to the one the Right absurdly claims Obama is.
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