Snowden Quotes

You don’t have to agree with your politicians to be a patriot.

No matter who you are, every day of your life, you’re sitting in a database just ready to be looked at.

You would think intelligence would count for something in the intelligence business. Right. But you wanna know what it really is? What really sets the agenda? Military industrial happiness management.[to Snowden]

Ultimately, the truth sinks in that no matter what justification you’re selling yourself, this is not about terrorism. Terrorism is the excuse. This is about economic and social control. And the only thing you’re really protecting is the supremacy of your government.

The modern battlefield is everywhere.

Secrecy is security and security is victory.

I think the greatest freedom that I’ve gained is the fact that I no longer have to worry about what happens tomorrow, because I’m happy with what I’ve done today.

Bombs won’t stop terrorism, brains will.

There’s something going on inside the government that’s really wrong.

Sometimes, the more you look, the less you see.

Sometimes we’re restricted from telling the whole truth. Doesn’t give us permission to lie.

Most Americans don’t want freedom, they want security.