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Edward Snowden Quotes

I have had no contact with the Chinese government. I only work with journalists Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

While the US Constitution marks these programs as illegal, my government argues that secret court rulings, which the world is not permitted to see, somehow legitimize an illegal affair. These rulings simply corrupt the most basic notion of justice - that it must be seen to be done. The immoral cannot be made moral through the use of secret law Picture Quote #1

When Clapper raised his hand and lied to the American public, was anyone tried? Were any charges brought? Within 24 hours of going public, I had three charges against me Picture Quote #1

Let’s put it this way. The United States government has assembled a massive investigation team into me personally, into my work with the journalists, and they still have no idea what documents were provided to the journalist, what they have, what they don’t have, because encryption works Picture Quote #1

Ending mass surveillance of private phone calls under the Patriot Act is a historic victory for the rights of every citizen. Yet while we have reformed this one program, many others remain Picture Quote #1

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The public needs to know the kinds of things a government does in its name, or the ‘consent of the governed’ is meaningless... The consent of the governed is not consent if it is not informed Picture Quote #1

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? Picture Quote #1

When it comes to cyber warfare, we have more to lose than any other nation on earth. The technical sector is the backbone of the American economy, and if we start engaging in these kind of behaviors, in these kind of attacks, we’re setting a standard, we’re creating a new international norm of behavior that says this is what nations do. This is what developed nations do Picture Quote #1

What has a great value to us as a nation is the internet itself. The internet is critical infrastructure to the United States. We use the internet for every communication that businesses rely on every day Picture Quote #1

We’ve seen a departure from the traditional work of the National Security Agency. They’ve become sort of the national hacking agency, the national surveillance agency. And they’ve lost sight of the fact that everything they do is supposed to make us more secure as a nation and a society Picture Quote #1

We need to put the security back in the National Security Agency. We can’t have the national surveillance agency Picture Quote #1

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The way the United States intelligence community operates is it doesn’t limit itself to the protection of the homeland. It doesn’t limit itself to countering terrorist threats, countering nuclear proliferation. It’s also used for economic espionage, for political spying to gain some knowledge of what other countries are doing Picture Quote #1

It’s becoming less and less the National Security Agency and more and more the national surveillance agency. It’s gaining more offensive powers with each passing year Picture Quote #1

There’s not much value to us attacking Chinese systems. We might take a few computers offline. We might take a factory offline. We might steal secrets from a university research programs, and even something high-tech. But how much more does the United States spend on research and development than China does? Picture Quote #1

The United States has faced threats from criminal groups, from terrorists, from spies throughout our history, and we have limited our responses. We haven’t resorted to total war every time we have a conflict around the world, because that restraint is what defines us. That restraint is what gives us the moral standing to lead the world Picture Quote #1

We reject techniques like torture regardless of whether they’re effective or ineffective because they are barbaric and harmful on a broad scale. It’s the same thing with cyber warfare. We should never be attacking hospitals. We should never be taking down power plants unless that is absolutely necessary to ensure our continued existence as a free people Picture Quote #1

You can’t come up against the world’s most powerful intelligence agencies and not accept the risk Picture Quote #1

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You can’t come forward against the world’s most powerful intelligence agencies and be completely free from risk Picture Quote #1

You can’t come up against the world’s most powerful intelligence agencies and not accept the risk. If they want to get you, over time they will Picture Quote #1

Terrorism kills far fewer people than cigarettes, or alcohol, or car accidents. But we don’t see ourselves restructuring society and lives in order to make those threats go away Picture Quote #1

The big tech companies understood that the government had not only damaged American principles, it had hurt their businesses Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

It’s fascinating to see how things have changed. Basically, every time the US government gets off the soapbox of the Sunday-morning talk shows, the average American’s support for the surveillance revelations grows Picture Quote #1

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You simply have to eventually fall under suspicion from somebody even by a wrong call. And then they can use this system to go back in time and scrutinize every decision you’ve ever made, every friend you’ve ever discussed something with. And attack you on that basis to sort to derive suspicion from an innocent life and paint anyone in the context of a wrongdoer Picture Quote #1

I’ve talked to a lot of pretty good lawyers around the world. I’m non-extraditable. That’s the real reason the US government was pissed off, even when I was initially in Hong Kong Picture Quote #1

Being called a traitor by Dick Cheney is the highest honor you can give an American, and the more panicked talk we hear from people like him... the better off we all are Picture Quote #1

I wanted to fight in the Iraq war because I felt like I had an obligation as a human being to help free people from oppression Picture Quote #1

People do not like being lied to, and they do not like having their rights violated. So as soon as [officials] stop making arguments, you see support for me starts to rise Picture Quote #1

I carefully evaluated every single document I disclosed to ensure that each was legitimately in the public interest. There are all sorts of documents that would have made a big impact that I didn’t turn over, because harming people isn’t my goal. Transparency is Picture Quote #1

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I have had no contact with the Chinese government. I only work with journalists (Edward Snowden Quotes) 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 Quotes) While the US Constitution marks these programs as illegal, my government argues that secret court rulings, which the world is not permitted to see, somehow legitimize an illegal affair. These rulings simply corrupt the most basic notion of justice - that it must be seen to be done. The immoral cannot be made moral through the use of secret law (Edward Snowden Quotes) When Clapper raised his hand and lied to the American public, was anyone tried? Were any charges brought? Within 24 hours of going public, I had three charges against me (Edward Snowden Quotes) Let’s put it this way. The United States government has assembled a massive investigation team into me personally, into my work with the journalists, and they still have no idea what documents were provided to the journalist, what they have, what they don’t have, because encryption works (Edward Snowden Quotes) Ending mass surveillance of private phone calls under the Patriot Act is a historic victory for the rights of every citizen. Yet while we have reformed this one program, many others remain (Edward Snowden Quotes) The public needs to know the kinds of things a government does in its name, or the ‘consent of the governed’ is meaningless... The consent of the governed is not consent if it is not informed (Edward Snowden Quotes) 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 Quotes) When it comes to cyber warfare, we have more to lose than any other nation on earth. The technical sector is the backbone of the American economy, and if we start engaging in these kind of behaviors, in these kind of attacks, we’re setting a standard, we’re creating a new international norm of behavior that says this is what nations do. This is what developed nations do (Edward Snowden Quotes) What has a great value to us as a nation is the internet itself. The internet is critical infrastructure to the United States. We use the internet for every communication that businesses rely on every day (Edward Snowden Quotes) We’ve seen a departure from the traditional work of the National Security Agency. They’ve become sort of the national hacking agency, the national surveillance agency. And they’ve lost sight of the fact that everything they do is supposed to make us more secure as a nation and a society (Edward Snowden Quotes) We need to put the security back in the National Security Agency. We can’t have the national surveillance agency (Edward Snowden Quotes) The way the United States intelligence community operates is it doesn’t limit itself to the protection of the homeland. It doesn’t limit itself to countering terrorist threats, countering nuclear proliferation. It’s also used for economic espionage, for political spying to gain some knowledge of what other countries are doing (Edward Snowden Quotes) It’s becoming less and less the National Security Agency and more and more the national surveillance agency. It’s gaining more offensive powers with each passing year (Edward Snowden Quotes) There’s not much value to us attacking Chinese systems. We might take a few computers offline. We might take a factory offline. We might steal secrets from a university research programs, and even something high-tech. But how much more does the United States spend on research and development than China does? (Edward Snowden Quotes) The United States has faced threats from criminal groups, from terrorists, from spies throughout our history, and we have limited our responses. We haven’t resorted to total war every time we have a conflict around the world, because that restraint is what defines us. That restraint is what gives us the moral standing to lead the world (Edward Snowden Quotes) We reject techniques like torture regardless of whether they’re effective or ineffective because they are barbaric and harmful on a broad scale. It’s the same thing with cyber warfare. We should never be attacking hospitals. We should never be taking down power plants unless that is absolutely necessary to ensure our continued existence as a free people (Edward Snowden Quotes) You can’t come up against the world’s most powerful intelligence agencies and not accept the risk. (Edward Snowden Quotes) You can’t come forward against the world’s most powerful intelligence agencies and be completely free from risk. (Edward Snowden Quotes) You can’t come up against the world’s most powerful intelligence agencies and not accept the risk. If they want to get you, over time they will. (Edward Snowden Quotes) Terrorism kills far fewer people than cigarettes, or alcohol, or car accidents. But we don’t see ourselves restructuring society and lives in order to make those threats go away. (Edward Snowden Quotes) The big tech companies understood that the government had not only damaged American principles, it had hurt their businesses. (Edward Snowden Quotes) 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 Quotes) It’s fascinating to see how things have changed. Basically, every time the US government gets off the soapbox of the Sunday-morning talk shows, the average American’s support for the surveillance revelations grows. (Edward Snowden Quotes) You simply have to eventually fall under suspicion from somebody even by a wrong call. And then they can use this system to go back in time and scrutinize every decision you’ve ever made, every friend you’ve ever discussed something with. And attack you on that basis to sort to derive suspicion from an innocent life and paint anyone in the context of a wrongdoer. (Edward Snowden Quotes) I’ve talked to a lot of pretty good lawyers around the world. I’m non-extraditable. That’s the real reason the US government was pissed off, even when I was initially in Hong Kong. (Edward Snowden Quotes) Being called a traitor by Dick Cheney is the highest honor you can give an American, and the more panicked talk we hear from people like him... the better off we all are. (Edward Snowden Quotes) I wanted to fight in the Iraq war because I felt like I had an obligation as a human being to help free people from oppression. (Edward Snowden Quotes) People do not like being lied to, and they do not like having their rights violated. So as soon as [officials] stop making arguments, you see support for me starts to rise. (Edward Snowden Quotes) I carefully evaluated every single document I disclosed to ensure that each was legitimately in the public interest. There are all sorts of documents that would have made a big impact that I didn’t turn over, because harming people isn’t my goal. Transparency is. (Edward Snowden Quotes)

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