We have seen enough criminality on the part of government. It is hypocritical to make this allegation against me. They have narrowed the public sphere of influence.

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.

What I wanted to do was give society the information it needed to decide if it wanted to change the system.

I read these polls because civil-liberties organizations tell me I need to be aware of public opinion.

All the governments just want to have more power when it comes to economic espionage, diplomatic manipulation and political influence.

If Congress is going to investigate baseball players about whether or not they told the truth, how can we justify giving the most powerful intelligence official, [James] Clapper, a pass? This is how J. Edgar Hoover ended up in charge of the FBI forever.

I have no intention of hiding who I am because I know I have done nothing wrong.