When people say, 'Why don't you face the music?' I say, 'You have to understand the music is not an open court and a fair trial.' Edward Snowden courtfacefair Change image and share on social
The NSA and Israel wrote Stuxnet together. Edward Snowden israelnsastuxnet Change image and 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
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
Suspicionless surveillance does not become okay simply because it's only victimizing 95% of the world instead of 100%. Edward Snowden simplysurveillancesuspicionless Change image and share on social
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 allowawarenessgovernment Change image and share on social
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 basicallybasisdemocracy Change image and share on social
It's been vindicating to see the reaction from lawmakers, judges, public bodies around the world, civil liberties activists who have said it's true that we have a right to at least know the broad outlines of what our government's doing in our name and what it's doing against us. Edward Snowden activistbodybroad share on social
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 basicbuildconscience share on social
Ask yourself: if I were a Chinese spy, why wouldn't I have flown directly into Beijing? I could be living in a palace petting a phoenix by now. Edward Snowden beijingchinesedirectly Change image and share on social