Citizens with a conscience are not going to ignore wrong-doing simply because they'll be destroyed for it: the conscience forbids it.
Edward SnowdenCitizens have to fight suppression of information on matters of vital public importance. To tell the truth is not a crime.
Edward SnowdenUS has to be able to rely on a safe and interconnected internet in order to compete with other countries.
Edward SnowdenToo 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.
Edward SnowdenAll those people who went out [to Occupy Wall Street] missed work, didn't get paid. Those were individuals who were already feeling the effects of inequality, so they didn't have a lot to lose. And then the individuals who were louder, more disruptive and, in many ways, more effective at drawing attention to their concerns were immediately castigated by authorities. They were cordoned off, pepper-sprayed, thrown in jail.
Edward Snowden