I’m neither traitor nor hero. I’m an American.

The majority of people in developed countries spend at least some time interacting with the Internet, and Governments are abusing that necessity in secret to extend their powers beyond what is necessary and appropriate.

I'm still working for the government.

I wasn't trying to change the laws or slow down the machine. Maybe I should have. My critics say that I was not revolutionary enough. But they forget that I am a product of the system. I worked those desks, I know those people and I still have some faith in them, that the services can be reformed.

The NSA has built an infrastructure that allows it to intercept almost everything.

We have to be able to ask questions in order to answer them.

We can't simply scare people into giving up their rights, on the basis, oh, this protects us from terrorism.