Quotes by : Edward Snowden

These programs were never about terrorism: they're about economic spying, social control, and diplomatic....

That's the beauty of the Internet is that we're no longer tied to our communities by physical connections.....

No system of mass surveillance has existed in any society that we know of to this point that has not....

Arguing that you don't care about the right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different....

I wanted to fight in the Iraq war because I felt like I had an obligation as a human being to help free....

Being a patriot doesn't mean prioritizing service to government above all else. Being a patriot means....

I was right outside the NSA [on 9/11], so I remember the tension on that day. I remember hearing on the....

There can be no faith in government if our highest offices are excused from scrutiny - they should be....

I think the most important idea is to remember that there have been times throughout American history....

You can't come forward against the world's most powerful intelligence agencies and be completely free....