"The single most remarkable (and revealing) fact of……" — Glenn Greenwald
"The single most remarkable (and revealing) fact of the Obama presidency may very well be the lack of a single prosecution of Wall Street executives for the massive fraud that precipitated the 2008 financial crisis."
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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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