All I wanted was for the public to be able to have a say in how they are governed. That is a milestone we left a long time ago. Edward Snowden agogovernleave Change image and share on social
I am not trying to bring down the NSA, I am working to improve the NSA. I am still working for the NSA right now. They are the only ones who don't realize it. Edward Snowden bringimprovensa Change image and share on social
Perhaps I am naive, but I believe that at this point in history, the greatest danger to our freedom and way of life comes from the reasonable fear of omniscient State powers kept in check by nothing more than policy documents. Edward Snowden checkdangerdocument share on social
I've been a spy for almost all of my adult life - I don't like being in the spotlight. Edward Snowden adulthavelife Change image and share on social
Most of the secrets the CIA has are about people, not machines and systems, so I didn't feel comfortable with disclosures that I thought could endanger anyone. Edward Snowden ciacomfortabledisclosure Change image and share on social
We're losing our way as a society. If we don't stand up, if we don't say what we think those rights should be, and if we don't protect them, we will very soon find out that we do not have them. Edward Snowden findloseprotect Change image and share on social
Sometimes to do the right thing, you have to break a law. And the key there is in terms of civil disobedience. You have to make sure that what you're risking, what you're bringing onto yourself, does not serve as a detriment to anyone else. It doesn't hurt anybody else. Edward Snowden breakbringcivil share on social
Who I am really doesn't matter at all. If I'm the worst person in the world, you can hate me and move on. What really matters here are the issues. What really matters here is the kind of government we want, the kind of Internet we want, the kind of relationship between people and societies. Edward Snowden badgovernmenthate share on social
When you are subverting the power of government, that's a fundamentally dangerous thing to democracy. Edward Snowden dangerousdemocracyfundamentally Change image and share on social
I don't see myself as a hero because what I'm doing is self-interested: I don't want to live in a world where there's no privacy and therefore no room for intellectual exploration and creativity. Edward Snowden creativityexplorationhero Change image and share on social