Top 83 Quotes by Edward Snowden

About Edward Snowden

These are some quotes by American author Edward Snowden Activist, who was born on June 21, 1983.

A lot of people in 2008 voted for Obama. I did not vote for him. I voted for a third party. But I believed in Obama's promises.

A lot of people in 2008 voted for Obama. I did not vote for him. I voted for a third party. But I believed in Obama's promises.

Edward Snowden

It's important that we elevate and primarily focus on the rights of American citizens, but it's also important that we don't forget, 95 percent of the world's population lives beyond our own borders.

It's important that we elevate and primarily focus on the rights of American citizens, but it's also important that we don't forget, 95 percent of the world's population lives beyond our own borders.

Edward Snowden

I have no intention of hiding who I am because I know I have done nothing wrong.

I have no intention of hiding who I am because I know I have done nothing wrong.

Edward Snowden

Being a patriot doesn't mean prioritizing service to government above all else. Being a patriot means knowing when to protect your country, knowing when to protect your Constitution, knowing when to protect your countrymen, from the violations of and encroachments of adversaries. And those adversaries don't have to be foreign countries.

Edward Snowden

The NSA and Israel wrote Stuxnet together.

The NSA and Israel wrote Stuxnet together.

Edward Snowden

When you are subverting the power of government, that's a fundamentally dangerous thing to democracy.

When you are subverting the power of government, that's a fundamentally dangerous thing to democracy.

Edward Snowden

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.

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

What the government wants is something they never had before. They want total awareness. The question is, is that something we should be allowing?

What the government wants is something they never had before. They want total awareness. The question is, is that something we should be allowing?

Edward Snowden

What does that mean for a society, for a democracy, when the people that you elect on the basis of promises can basically suborn the will of the electorate?

What does that mean for a society, for a democracy, when the people that you elect on the basis of promises can basically suborn the will of the electorate?

Edward Snowden

I can't in good conscience allow the U.S. government to destroy privacy, internet freedom and basic liberties for people around the world with this massive surveillance machine they're secretly building.

Edward Snowden

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