"The most important thing my grandfather taught me……" — Glenn Greenwald
"The most important thing my grandfather taught me was that the most noble way to use your skills, intellect and energy is to defend the marginalized against those with the greatest power - and that the resulting animosity from those in power is a badge of honor."
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82 Quotes by Glenn Greenwald
Glenn Greenwald has 82 quotes on this site.
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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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History shows that the mere existence of a mass surveillance apparatus, regardless of how it is used, is in itself…
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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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More Animosity Quotes
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one of 77 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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Life appears to me too short to be spent in nursing animosity, or registering wrongs.
— Charlotte Bronte
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I think an overwhelming portion of the intensely demonstrated animosity toward President Barack Obama is based on the fact that…
— Jimmy Carter
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You can let hate, animosity and anger eat away at you, or you can let it go and begin again.
— Leon Brown
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Heat and animosity, contest and conflict, may sharpen the wits, although they rarely do; they never strengthen the understanding, clear…
— Walter Savage Landor
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A zeal for different opinions concerning religion...[has] divided mankind into parties, inflamed them with mutual animosity, and rendered them much…
— James Madison
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I keep a conscience uncorrupted by religion, a judgment undimmed by politics and patriotism, a heart untainted by friendships and…
— Ambrose Bierce
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The second effort was spreading the word among the people, first, in a bid to raise their morale, and second…
— Hassan Nasrallah
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Every Muslim, from the moment they realize the distinction in their hearts, hates Americans, hates Jews and hates Christians. For…
— Osama bin Laden
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All war must be just the killing of strangers against whom you feel no personal animosity; strangers whom, in other…
— Mark Twain
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The best results in the operation of a government wherein every citizen has a share largely depend upon a proper…
— Grover Cleveland
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A tribute . . . is due to the talents, the rectitude, and the patriotism, which adorn the characters selected…
— George Washington
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We may be assured by past experience, that such a practice [as some states charging high taxes on goods from…
— James Madison
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