I understand that I will be made to suffer for my actions, and that the return of this information to the public marks my end.

[Occupy Wall Street] had an impact on consciousness. It was not effective in realizing change.

I carefully evaluated every single document I disclosed to ensure that each was legitimately in the public interest. There are all sorts of documents that would have made a big impact that I didn't turn over, because harming people isn't my goal. Transparency is.

There is a technical solution to every political problem...

I don't think political reform is likely to succeed. [Senators Tom] Udall and [Ron] Wyden, on the intelligence committee, have been sounding the alarm, but they are a minority.

We hack everyone everywhere. We like to make a distinction between us and the others. But we are in almost every country in the world. We are not at war with these countries.

In the United States, there hasn't been much legislative change on the surveillance issue, although there are some tepid proposals.