We are no longer citizens, we no longer have leaders. We're subjects, and we have rulers.
Edward SnowdenGetting inequality out there into the consciousness was important. All these political pundits now talking about the 2014 and 2016 elections are talking about inequality.
Edward SnowdenI hate these questions - I don't like talking about this stuff [popular culture], because it's so... to me, it's so ordinary.
Edward SnowdenWe 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