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I don't want to harm my government. I want to help my government. But the fact that they are willing to completely ignore due process, they're willing to declare guilt without ever seeing a trial, these are things that we need to work against as a society and say, 'Hey, this is not appropriate.'

~Edward Snowden

Topics: Against Appropriate Declare Due Ever Fact Government Guilt Harm Help Hey Ignore Need Process Say Seeing Society Things Trial Want Willing Without Work

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I will be satisfied if the federation of secret law, unequal pardon and irresistible executive powers that rule the world that I love are revealed even for an instant.

~Edward Snowden

Topics: Even Executive Federation Instant Irresistible Law Love Pardon Powers Revealed Rule Satisfied Secret Unequal Will World I Love

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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

Topics: About Anyone Cia Comfortable Could Endanger Feel Machines Most People Secrets Systems Thought

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I don't want to live in a society that does these sort of things... I do not want to live in a world where everything I do and say is recorded. That is not something I am willing to support or live under.

~Edward Snowden

Topics: Am Does Everything Live Recorded Say Society Something Sort Support Things Want Where Willing World I Am

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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

Topics: Access Affect Against Allies Asking Computer Congress Countries Country Even Fighting Innocent Innocent People Majority Millions Network Operations Our People Permission Public Running Secret Them War Without Nsa

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My sole motive is to inform the public as to that which is done in their name and that which is done against them.

~Edward Snowden

Topics: Against Done Inform Motive Name Public Sole Them Which

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The NSA and Israel wrote Stuxnet together.

~Edward Snowden

Topics: Israel Together Wrote Nsa

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Citizens with a conscience are not going to ignore wrong-doing simply because they'll be destroyed for it: the conscience forbids it.

~Edward Snowden

Topics: Because Citizens Conscience Destroyed Going Ignore Simply Wrong-Doing

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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

Topics: Allowing Awareness Before Government Had Never Question Should Something Total Want Wants

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We're losing our way as a society. If we don't stand up, if we don't say what we think those rights should be, and if we don't protect them, we will very soon find out that we do not have them.

~Edward Snowden

Topics: Find Losing Our Out Protect Rights Say Should Society Soon Stand Stand Up Them Think Those Up Very Way Will

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Activist

Born: June 21st, 1983

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