Using the language of heroism, calling Daniel Ellsberg a hero, and calling the other people who made great sacrifices heroes - even though what they have done is heroic - is to distinguish them from the civic duty they performed, and excuses the rest of us from the same civic duty to speak out when we see something wrong, when we witness our government engaging in serious crimes, abusing power, engaging in massive historic violations of the Constitution of the United States. We have to speak out or we are party to that bad action.

Because, remember, I didn't want to change society. I wanted to give society a chance to determine if it should change itself.

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

I'm not a spy for Russia or China or any other country for that matter.

I do not expect to see home again.

As a general rule, so long as you have any choice at all, you should never route through or peer with the UK under any circumstances. Their fibers are radioactive, and even the Queen's selfies to the pool boy get logged.

I have used mass surveillance to target people, so I do know how it works.