““It was not their inheritance that made him disdainful. Fortune was not antithetical to virtue. That part of the equation was a choice, and these individuals were arrogant, reckless, and oblivious. Society rewarded them for it as though they were demigods impervious to the rule of law. In contrast, middle-income Americans, immigrants, women, people of color, and the poor worked diligently and humbly, and had been punished not only for marginal mistakes, but for their noble achievements, too.””
![“There was a real choice when [Barack Obama] became president. It was a very difficult choice - to say, "We're not going to hold senior officials to account with the same laws that every other citizen in the country is held to," or "This is a nation that believes in the rule of law."” quote by Edward Snowden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/104/edward-snowden-555_accounts_there-was-a-real-choice-when-barack-obam_27838.jpg)
