Edward Snowden Memorable Quotations

The Iraq war that I signed up for was launched on false premises. The American people were misled. Now, whether that was due to bad faith or simply mistakes in intelligence, I can't say for sure. But I can say it shows the problem of putting too much faith in intelligence systems without debating them in public.

What is right is not always the same as what is legal

I have no relationship with the Russian government at all.

The 'music' is not an open court and a fair trial.

I'm still working for the government.

These activities can be misconstrued, misinterpreted, and used to harm you as an individual, even without the government having any intent to do you wrong.

Do you check it when you travel, do you check it when you're just at home? They'd be able to tell something called your 'pattern of life.' When are you doing these kind of activities? When do you wake up? When do you go to sleep? What other phones are around you when you wake up and go to sleep? Are you with someone who's not your wife?

The definition of a security state is one that prioritizes security over all other considerations.

So many of the things we're told by the government simply aren't true.

I'm not a spy, which is the real question