What is right is not always the same as what is legal

You can't come up against the world's most powerful intelligence agencies and not accept the risk.

The consent of the governed is not consent if it is not informed.

Too often we forget that social and political movements don't happen overnight. They don't bring change immediately - you have to build a critical mass of understanding of the issues.

[Our system of education ]not designed to create critical thinkers.

It's becoming less and less the National Security Agency and more and more the national surveillance agency. It's gaining more offensive powers with each passing year.

Bulk collection means all of your communications are being secretly intercepted. They are being stolen as they cross India, and they're being stored in these silos so that they can be rifled through at the convenience of secret agents, basically.