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We have seen enough criminality on the part of government. It is hypocritical to make this allegation against me. They have narrowed the public sphere of influence.

~Edward Snowden

Topics: Against Allegation Enough Government Hypocritical Influence Make Me Part Public Seen Sphere

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I think the most important idea is to remember that there have been times throughout American history where what is right is not the same as what is legal.

~Edward Snowden

Topics: American American History Been History Idea Important Legal Most Remember Right Same The Most Important Think Throughout Times Where I Think

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What we've seen over the last decade is 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

Topics: Agency Become Decade Departure Everything Fact Hacking Last Last Decade Lost Make More Nation National National Security Over Secure Security Seen Sight Society Sort Supposed Surveillance Traditional Us Work

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The NSA has built an infrastructure that allows it to intercept almost everything. With this capability, the vast majority of human communications are automatically ingested without targeting. If I wanted to see your emails or your wife's phone, all I have to do is use intercepts. I can get your emails, passwords, phone records, credit cards.

~Edward Snowden

Topics: Almost Almost Everything Automatically Built Capability Cards Communications Credit Credit Cards Emails Everything Get Human Infrastructure Majority Phone Records See Targeting Use Vast Vast Majority Wanted Wife Without Your I Can Nsa

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Even if you're not doing anything wrong, you are being watched and recorded.

~Edward Snowden

Topics: Anything Being Doing Even Recorded Watched Wrong You

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I've been a spy for almost all of my adult life - I don't like being in the spotlight.

~Edward Snowden

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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

Topics: Because Creativity Doing Exploration Hero Intellectual Live Myself Privacy Room See Therefore Want Where World

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The only time you can be completely free from risk is when you're in prison.

~Edward Snowden

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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

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You can't come forward against the world's most powerful intelligence agencies and be completely free from risk.

~Edward Snowden

Topics: Against Agencies Come Forward Free Intelligence Intelligence Agencies Most Most Powerful Powerful Risk World You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Activist

Born: June 21st, 1983

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