There are cyber threats out there, this is a dangerous world, and we have to be safe, we have to be secure no matter the cost.
Edward SnowdenTerrorism 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 SnowdenI know that fundamentally, changes to the fabric of the internet, and sort of our methods of communication, can enforce our rights.
Edward SnowdenPeople at civil-liberties organizations say it's a sea change, and that it's very clear judges have begun to question more critically assertions made by the executive. Even though it seems so obvious now, it is extraordinary in the context of the last decade, because courts had simply said they were not the best branch to adjudicate these claims - which is completely wrong, because they are the only nonpolitical branch. They are the branch that is specifically charged with deciding issues that cannot be impartially decided by politicians.
Edward Snowden