If I could go anywhere in the world, that place would be home. Edward Snowden homeplaceworld 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
You could watch entire villages and see what everyone was doing. I watched NSA tracking people's Internet activities as they typed. I became aware of just how invasive U.S. surveillance capabilities had become. I realized the true breadth of this system. And almost nobody knew it was happening. Edward Snowden activityawarebreadth share on social
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 cheneycitizenclass Change image and share on social
I have been made stateless and hounded for my act of political expression. Edward Snowden actexpressionhound Change image and share on social
I have no intention of hiding who I am because I know I have done nothing wrong. Edward Snowden hideintentionwrong Change image and share on social
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
Congress hasn't declared war on the countries - the majority of them are our allies - but without asking for public permission, NSA is running network operations against them that affect millions of innocent people. And for what? So we can have secret access to a computer in a country we're not even fighting? Edward Snowden accessaffectally 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