Being confronted with the realization that work you intended to benefit people is being used against them has a radicalizing effect.
Edward SnowdenThey are intent on making every conversation and every form of behaviour in the world known to them.
Edward SnowdenI'm saying we need to be aware of it, and we need to be able to distinguish when political developments are occurring that are contrary to the public interest.
Edward SnowdenThere is more action in some other countries. In Germany, they've called for a very serious inquiry that's discovering more and more. They've just discovered a significant violation of the German Constitution that had been concealed from the Parliament.
Edward SnowdenYou don't need to justify your rights as a citizen - that inverts the model of responsibility. The government must justify its intrusion into your rights. If you stop defending your rights by saying, "I don't need them in this context" or "I can't understand this," they are no longer rights.
Edward Snowden