You can't come forward against the world's most powerful intelligence agencies and be completely free from risk. Edward Snowden agencycompletelyforward Change image and share on social
Being called a traitor by Dick Cheney is the highest honor you can give an American, and the more panicked talk we hear from people like him... the better off we all are. Edward Snowden americancallcheney Change image and share on social
I do agree that when it comes to cyber warfare, we have more to lose than any other nation on earth. Edward Snowden agreecyberearth Change image and share on social
If I had to describe myself, I wouldn't use words like 'hero.' I wouldn't use 'patriot,' and I wouldn't use 'traitor.' I'd say I'm an American and I'm a citizen, just like everyone else. Edward Snowden americancitizendescribe Change image and share on social
You shouldn't change your behavior because a government agency somewhere is doing the wrong thing. If we sacrifice our values because we're afraid, we don't care very much about those values. Edward Snowden afraidagencybehavior Change image and share on social
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 excusefaithgovernment Change image and share on social
Even though we may focus first on the rights of our own country, that does not mean that we should disregard the rights of everyone else. Edward Snowden countrydisregardfocus Change image and share on social
I care more about the country than what happens to me. But we can't allow the law to become a political weapon or agree to scare people away from standing up for their rights, no matter how good the deal. I'm not going to be part of that. Edward Snowden agreecarecountry share on social
The NSA has the greatest surveillance capabilities in American history... The real problem is that they're using these capabilities to make us vulnerable. Edward Snowden americancapabilitygreat Change image and share on social
If an NSA, FBI, CIA, DIA, etc analyst has access to query raw SIGINT databases, they can enter and get results for anything they want. Phone number, email, user id, cell phone handset id (IMEI), and so on - it's all the same. Edward Snowden accessanalystcell share on social
