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Edward Snowden Quotes

[Sovereignty] would break the American monopoly, but it would also break Internet business, because you’d have to have a data center in every country. And data centers are tremendously expensive, a big capital investment Picture Quote #1

What I wanted to do was give society the information it needed to decide if it wanted to change the system Picture Quote #1

For me, in terms of personal satisfaction, the mission’s already accomplished. I already won. As soon as the journalists were able to work, everything that I had been trying to do was validated. Because, remember, I didn’t want to change society. I wanted to give society a chance to determine if it should change itself Picture Quote #1

Anyway, it’s not true that the authorities cannot access the content of the phone even if there is no back door. When I was at the NSA, we did this every single day, even on Sundays. I believe that encryption is a civic responsibility, a civic duty Picture Quote #1

If the government or the parties won’t address our needs, we will. It’s about direct action, even civil disobedience Picture Quote #1

How do we preserve our civil rights, our traditions as a liberal democracy, in a time when government power is expanding and is more and more difficult to check? Picture Quote #1

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I read these polls because civil-liberties organizations tell me I need to be aware of public opinion Picture Quote #1

Technology provides us means outside of governments to begin enforcing our rights, enforcing protection of civil liberties, regardless of law, through the implementation of systems and standards Picture Quote #1

If they had taught a class on how to be the kind of citizen Dick Cheney worries about, I would have finished high school Picture Quote #1

We should never allow computers to make inherently governmental decisions in terms of the application of military force, even if that’s happening on the internet Picture Quote #1

I love my country. I love my family. And I have dedicated my life to both of them Picture Quote #1

What defines patriotism, for me, is the idea that one rises to act on behalf of one’s country Picture Quote #1

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If I wanted to see your emails or your wife’s phone, all I have to do is use intercepts. I can get your emails, passwords, phone records, credit cards Picture Quote #1

This whole pre-criminal investigation, where we watch everybody, all the time, just in case, is really an extraordinary departure from the Western liberal tradition Picture Quote #1

Too often we forget that social and political movements don’t happen overnight. They don’t bring change immediately - you have to build a critical mass of understanding of the issues Picture Quote #1

When you are subverting the power of government, that’s a fundamentally dangerous thing to democracy Picture Quote #1

We are a representative democracy. But how did we get there? We got there through direct action. And that’s enshrined in our Constitution and in our values Picture Quote #1

I describe myself as an indoor cat, because I’m a computer guy and I always have been Picture Quote #1

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If we allow the United States to set the precedent that national borders don’t matter when it comes to the protection of people’s information, other countries are watching. They’re paying attention to our examples and what is normative behavior in terms of dealing with digital information Picture Quote #1

I don’t go out and play football and stuff - that’s not me. I want to think, I want to build, I want to talk, I want to create Picture Quote #1

There can be no faith in government if our highest offices are excused from scrutiny - they should be setting the example of transparency Picture Quote #1

When it is made to appear as though not knowing everything about everyone is an existential crisis, then you feel that bending the rules is okay. Once people hate you for bending those rules, breaking them becomes a matter of survival Picture Quote #1

Chelsea Manning got thirty-five years in prison, while I’m still free Picture Quote #1

Hong Kong has a reputation for freedom in spite of the People’s Republic of China. It has a strong tradition of free speech Picture Quote #1

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Ever since I’ve been here [in Russia], my life has been consumed with work that’s actually fulfilling and satisfying Picture Quote #1

We’ve already seen, in practically every country around the world where these issues have been covered, that the general public has recoiled at the ideology behind these programs Picture Quote #1

The issue is we’re losing leverage. Governments are increasingly getting more power and we are increasingly losing our ability to control that power, and even to be aware of that power Picture Quote #1

Because, remember, I didn’t want to change society. I wanted to give society a chance to determine if it should change itself Picture Quote #1

We’ve got crazy little sites going up against established media behemoths Picture Quote #1

There’s a real danger in the way our representative government functions today. It functions properly only when paired with accountability Picture Quote #1

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[Sovereignty] would break the American monopoly, but it would also break Internet business, because you’d have to have a data center in every country. And data centers are tremendously expensive, a big capital investment. (Edward Snowden Quotes) What I wanted to do was give society the information it needed to decide if it wanted to change the system. (Edward Snowden Quotes) For me, in terms of personal satisfaction, the mission’s already accomplished. I already won. As soon as the journalists were able to work, everything that I had been trying to do was validated. Because, remember, I didn’t want to change society. I wanted to give society a chance to determine if it should change itself. (Edward Snowden Quotes) Anyway, it’s not true that the authorities cannot access the content of the phone even if there is no back door. When I was at the NSA, we did this every single day, even on Sundays. I believe that encryption is a civic responsibility, a civic duty. (Edward Snowden Quotes) If the government or the parties won’t address our needs, we will. It’s about direct action, even civil disobedience. (Edward Snowden Quotes) How do we preserve our civil rights, our traditions as a liberal democracy, in a time when government power is expanding and is more and more difficult to check? (Edward Snowden Quotes) I read these polls because civil-liberties organizations tell me I need to be aware of public opinion. (Edward Snowden Quotes) Technology provides us means outside of governments to begin enforcing our rights, enforcing protection of civil liberties, regardless of law, through the implementation of systems and standards. (Edward Snowden Quotes) If they had taught a class on how to be the kind of citizen Dick Cheney worries about, I would have finished high school. (Edward Snowden Quotes) We should never allow computers to make inherently governmental decisions in terms of the application of military force, even if that’s happening on the internet. (Edward Snowden Quotes) I love my country. I love my family. And I have dedicated my life to both of them. (Edward Snowden Quotes) What defines patriotism, for me, is the idea that one rises to act on behalf of one’s country (Edward Snowden Quotes) If I wanted to see your emails or your wife’s phone, all I have to do is use intercepts. I can get your emails, passwords, phone records, credit cards. (Edward Snowden Quotes) This whole pre-criminal investigation, where we watch everybody, all the time, just in case, is really an extraordinary departure from the Western liberal tradition. (Edward Snowden Quotes) Too often we forget that social and political movements don’t happen overnight. They don’t bring change immediately - you have to build a critical mass of understanding of the issues. (Edward Snowden Quotes) When you are subverting the power of government, that’s a fundamentally dangerous thing to democracy. (Edward Snowden Quotes) We are a representative democracy. But how did we get there? We got there through direct action. And that’s enshrined in our Constitution and in our values. (Edward Snowden Quotes) I describe myself as an indoor cat, because I’m a computer guy and I always have been (Edward Snowden Quotes) If we allow the United States to set the precedent that national borders don’t matter when it comes to the protection of people’s information, other countries are watching. They’re paying attention to our examples and what is normative behavior in terms of dealing with digital information. (Edward Snowden Quotes) I don’t go out and play football and stuff - that’s not me. I want to think, I want to build, I want to talk, I want to create. (Edward Snowden Quotes) There can be no faith in government if our highest offices are excused from scrutiny - they should be setting the example of transparency. (Edward Snowden Quotes) When it is made to appear as though not knowing everything about everyone is an existential crisis, then you feel that bending the rules is okay. Once people hate you for bending those rules, breaking them becomes a matter of survival. (Edward Snowden Quotes) Chelsea Manning got thirty-five years in prison, while I’m still free (Edward Snowden Quotes) Hong Kong has a reputation for freedom in spite of the People’s Republic of China. It has a strong tradition of free speech. (Edward Snowden Quotes) Ever since I’ve been here [in Russia], my life has been consumed with work that’s actually fulfilling and satisfying. (Edward Snowden Quotes) We’ve already seen, in practically every country around the world where these issues have been covered, that the general public has recoiled at the ideology behind these programs. (Edward Snowden Quotes) The issue is we’re losing leverage. Governments are increasingly getting more power and we are increasingly losing our ability to control that power, and even to be aware of that power. (Edward Snowden Quotes) Because, remember, I didn’t want to change society. I wanted to give society a chance to determine if it should change itself. (Edward Snowden Quotes) We’ve got crazy little sites going up against established media behemoths (Edward Snowden Quotes) There’s a real danger in the way our representative government functions today. It functions properly only when paired with accountability. (Edward Snowden Quotes)

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