I can't in good conscience allow the U.S. governme... -Edward Snowden

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 , Activist
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American whistleblower who exposed extensive government surveillance programs. Snowden's actions sparked worldwide debates on privacy and civil liberties in the digital age. His disclosures have had a lasting impact on the fields of cybersecurity and online privacy.

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I wanted to fight in the Iraq war because I felt like I had an obligation as a human being to help free people from oppression....
If I could go anywhere in the world, that place would be home....
I think the most important idea is to remember that there have been times throughout American history where what is right is not the same as what is l...
For me, in terms of personal satisfaction, the mission's already accomplished. I already won. As soon as the journalists were able to work, everything...
No one would argue that it's in the United States' interest to have independent knowledge of the plans and intentions of foreign countries. But we nee...
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 wh...
Perhaps I am naive, but I believe that at this point in history, the greatest danger to our freedom and way of life comes from the reasonable fear of ...
I don't want to harm my government. I want to help my government. But the fact that they are willing to completely ignore due process, they're willing...
We're losing our way as a society. If we don't stand up, if we don't say what we think those rights should be, and if we don't protect them, we will v...
It may be that by watching everywhere we go, by watching everything we do, by analyzing every word we say, by waiting and passing judgment over every ...

Freedom Quotes to Explore

Understand and accept the cycles of money. The setbacks you may have today or next year will not keep you from financial freedom. If you hold on to yo...
I would describe and I have described myself to people who ask as a freedom fighter....
Bisexuality means I am free and I am as likely to want to love a woman as I am likely to want to love a man, and what about that? Isn't that what free...
I would want to bring up my children. Therefore, I have no dream to make my mark. Instead, I enjoy economic freedom my hard work has given me. It mean...
In short, is not liberty the freedom of every person to make full use of his faculties, so long as he does not harm other persons while doing so?...
I guess I don't really let the stress of my family weigh on my career, weigh on my options anymore, which I think we all need freedom from....
Our alliances should be understood as a means to expand our influence, not as a constraint on our power. The expansion of democracy and freedom in the...
I think the word 'freedom' is beautiful, not so much in its phonics, but just in the power of the word itself....
I am an optimist, and I believe that people are inherently good and that if you give everyone a voice and freedom of expression, the truth and the goo...
The men and women who serve in our military have won for us every hour we live in freedom, sometimes at the expense of the very hours of the lifetimes...