Edward Snowden Quotes

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  Truth is coming, and it cannot be stopped.

  Edward Snowden

  Topics in Truth

  Tags in Stopped

• 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.

  Edward Snowden

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Criminality, Enough

• The NSA has built an infrastructure that allows it to intercept almost everything. With this capability, the vast majority of human communications are automatically ingested without targeting. If I wanted to see your emails or your wife’s phone, all I have to do is use intercepts. I can get your emails, passwords, phone records, credit cards.

  Edward Snowden

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Phone, Intercept

• Most of the secrets the CIA has are about people, not machines and systems, so I didn’t feel comfortable with disclosures that I thought could endanger anyone.

  Edward Snowden

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Secrets, Systems

• If I target for example an email address, for example under FAA 702, and that email address sent something to you, Joe America, the analyst gets it. All of it. IPs, raw data, content, headers, attachments, everything. And it gets saved for a very long time – and can be extended further with waivers rather than warrants.

  Edward Snowden

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Data, Email

• If an NSA, FBI, CIA, DIA, etc analyst has access to query raw SIGINT databases, they can enter and get results for anything they want. Phone number, email, user id, cell phone handset id (IMEI), and so on – it’s all the same.

  Edward Snowden

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Phone, Cell

• I will be satisfied if the federation of secret law, unequal pardon and irresistible executive powers that rule the world that I love are revealed even for an instant.

  Edward Snowden

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Revealed, Irresistible

• I have had many opportunities to flee HK, but I would rather stay and fight the United States government in the courts, because I have faith in Hong Kong’s rule of law.

  Edward Snowden

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Stay, Rule

• I don’t want to live in a society that does these sort of things… I do not want to live in a world where everything I do and say is recorded. That is not something I am willing to support or live under.

  Edward Snowden

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Willing, Support

• I carefully evaluated every single document I disclosed to ensure that each was legitimately in the public interest. There are all sorts of documents that would have made a big impact that I didn’t turn over, because harming people isn’t my goal. Transparency is.

  Edward Snowden

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Carefully, Impact

• I can’t in good conscience allow the U.S. government to destroy privacy, internet freedom and basic liberties for people around the world with this massive surveillance machine they’re secretly building.

  Edward Snowden

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Basic, Conscience

• Congress hasn’t declared war on the countries – the majority of them are our allies – but without asking for public permission, NSA is running network operations against them that affect millions of innocent people. And for what? So we can have secret access to a computer in a country we’re not even fighting?

  Edward Snowden

  Topics in Computer

  Tags in Permission, Congress

• Bathtub falls and police officers kill more Americans than terrorism, yet we’ve been asked to sacrifice our most sacred rights for fear of falling victim to it.

  Edward Snowden

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Terrorism, Sacred

• All I can say right now is the U.S. government is not going to be able to cover this up by jailing or murdering me. Truth is coming, and it cannot be stopped.

  Edward Snowden

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Stopped, Cover

• The NSA routinely lies in response to congressional inquiries about the scope of surveillance in America.

  Edward Snowden

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Surveillance, Response

• My intention is to ask the courts and people of Hong Kong to decide my fate.

  Edward Snowden

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Decide, Courts

• I understand that I will be made to suffer for my actions.

  Edward Snowden

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Suffer, Suffering

• I have no regrets.

  Edward Snowden

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in No Regrets

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

  Edward Snowden

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Hiding, Intentions

• I have had no contact with the Chinese government. I only work with journalists.

  Edward Snowden

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Contact, Journalists

Edward Snowden (22)

Birth:	21st June, 1983
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Activist

About

Edward Joseph Snowden was born in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, USA. He is an American computer professional, former CIA employee, and former contractor for the US Government who presumably copied classified information from the United States National Security Agency and United Kingdom Government Communications Headquarters for public disclosure in 2013 without prior authorization. He studied computers at Anne Arundel Community College in Arnold, Maryland, later earning a GED. Between his stints at community college.

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