I do everything on the computer. TV is obsolete technology for me. Edward Snowden More Quotes by Edward Snowden More Quotes From Edward Snowden There have been times throughout American history where what is right is not the same as what is legal. Sometimes to do the right thing you have to break the law. Edward Snowden american-history law sometimes Arguing that you don't care about privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don't care about free speech because you have nothing to say. Edward Snowden nsa care different I don't want to live in a world where everything that I say, everything I do, everyone I talk to, every expression of creativity or love or friendship is recorded. Edward Snowden creativity expression world Being confronted with the realization that work you intended to benefit people is being used against them has a radicalizing effect. Edward Snowden benefits realization people Being a patriot doesn’t mean prioritizing service to government above all else. Being a patriot means knowing when to protect your country, knowing when to protect your Constitution, knowing when to protect your countrymen, from the violations of and encroachments of adversaries. And those adversaries don’t have to be foreign countries. Edward Snowden government mean country Your rights matter, because you never know when you're going to need them. Edward Snowden rights matter needs It is afraid of an informed, angry public demanding the constitutional government it was promised - and it should be. Edward Snowden whistleblowers government should The government would assert that individuals who are aware of serious wrongdoing in the intelligence community should bring their concerns to the people most responsible for that wrongdoing, and rely on those people to correct the problems that those people themselves authorized. Edward Snowden community government people You have to remember the way the internet works, when you communicate with the server, it's very likely not in your country. It's somewhere else in the world. Edward Snowden somewhere-else country world Truth is coming, and it cannot be stopped. Edward Snowden truth-is I would rather be without a state than without a voice. Edward Snowden voice states People in both parties from the congressional intelligence committees - all these co-opted officials who play cheerleader for spy agencies - go on these Sunday shows and they say: "Snowden was a traitor. He works against Americans. He works for the Chinese. Oh, wait, he left Hong Kong - he works for the Russians." Edward Snowden agency sunday party Privacy matters; privacy is what allows us to determine who we are and who we want to be. Edward Snowden who-we-are matter want I don't want to live in a world where there's no privacy, and therefore no room for intellectual exploration and creativity. Edward Snowden creativity important intellectual If you’re not acting on your beliefs, then they probably aren’t real. Edward Snowden acting real belief When we think in the context of the last decade's infringements upon personal liberty and the last year's revelations, it's not about surveillance. It's about liberty. Edward Snowden liberty years thinking It's really hard to take that step-not only do I believe in something, I believe in it enough that I'm willing to set my own life on fire and burn it to the ground. Edward Snowden fire steps believe The US government still has no idea what documents I have because encryption works Edward Snowden encryption government ideas I have been to the darkest corners of government, and what they fear is light. Edward Snowden government light evil Russia recently passed a law - I think a terrible law - which says you have to store all of the data from Russian citizens on Russian soil just to prevent other countries from playing the same kind of legal games we're playing in this Microsoft case. Edward Snowden russia country thinking
