I understand that I will be made to suffer for my actions. Edward Snowden actionmakesuffer Change image and share on social
I would rather be without a state than without a voice. Edward Snowden statevoice Change image and share on social
The public interest is not always the same as the national interest. Going to war with people who are not our enemy in places that are not a threat doesn't make us safe, and that applies whether it's in Iraq or on the Internet. The Internet is not the enemy. Our economy is not the enemy. Edward Snowden applyeconomyenemy share on social
When you are in positions of privileged access... you see things that may be disturbing. Over time, that awareness of wrongdoing sort of builds up. Edward Snowden accessawarenessbuild Change image and share on social
That's the beauty of the Internet is that we're no longer tied to our communities by physical connections. Edward Snowden beautycommunityconnection Change image and share on social
All I can say right now is the U.S. government is not going to be able to cover this up by jailing or murdering me. Truth is coming, and it cannot be stopped. Edward Snowden comecovergovernment Change image and share on social
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 accomplishchancechange share on social
It may be that by watching everywhere we go, by watching everything we do, by analyzing every word we say, by waiting and passing judgment over every association we make and every person we love, that we could uncover a terrorist plot, or we could discover more criminals. But is that the kind of society we want to live in? Edward Snowden analyzeassociationcriminal share on social
Even if you're not doing anything wrong, you are being watched and recorded. Edward Snowden recordwatchwrong Change image and share on social
They still have negligent auditing, they still have things going for a walk, and they have no idea where they're coming from, and they have no idea where they're going. And if that's the case, how can we, as the public, trust the NSA with all of our information, with all of our private records, the permanent record of our lives? Edward Snowden auditcasecome share on social