I don't think I have committed a crime outside the domain of the US.

I acted on my belief that the NSA's mass surveillance programs would not withstand a constitutional challenge, and that the American public deserved a chance to see these issues determined by open courts. Today, a secret program authorized by a secret court was, when exposed to the light of day, found to violate Americans' rights. It is the first of many.

I don't go out and play football and stuff - that's not me. I want to think, I want to build, I want to talk, I want to create.

Citizens have to fight suppression of information on matters of vital public importance. To tell the truth is not a crime.

I can do more good outside of prison... This country is worth dying for.

The sad truth is that societies that demand whistleblowers be martyrs often find themselves without either, and always when it matters the most.

I don't want to live in a world where there's no privacy, and therefore no room for intellectual exploration and creativity.