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They still have negligent auditing, they still have things going for a walk, and they have no idea where they're coming from, and they have no idea where they're going. And if that's the case, how can we, as the public, trust the NSA with all of our information, with all of our private records, the permanent record of our lives?
— Edward Snowden
Tags: things, information, trust, walk

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Citizens with a conscience are not going to ignore wrong-doing simply because they'll be destroyed for it: the conscience forbids it.
— Edward Snowden
Tags: because, going, conscience, ignore
You shouldn't change your behavior because a government agency somewhere is doing the wrong thing. If we sacrifice our values because we're afraid, we don't care very much about those values.
— Edward Snowden
Tags: sacrifice, government, you, change
If I had to describe myself, I wouldn't use words like 'hero.' I wouldn't use 'patriot,' and I wouldn't use 'traitor.' I'd say I'm an American and I'm a citizen, just like everyone else.
— Edward Snowden
Tags: like, words, hero, myself
No system of mass surveillance has existed in any society that we know of to this point that has not been abused.
— Edward Snowden
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Suspicionless surveillance does not become okay simply because it's only victimizing 95% of the world instead of 100%.
— Edward Snowden
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