Edward Snowden Government Spying Quotations

I do not expect to see home again.

I believe that at this point in history, the greatest danger to our freedom and way of life comes from the reasonable fear of omniscient State powers kept in check by nothing more than policy documents.

I had been looking for leaders, but I realized that leadership is about being the first to act.

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

The NSA has built an infrastructure that allows it to intercept almost everything.

I don't want to live in a world where there's no privacy, and therefore no room for intellectual exploration and creativity.

The only thing I fear is the harmful effects on my family, who I won't be able to help any more. That's what keeps me up at night.

We have got a CIA station just up the road - the consulate here in Hong Kong - and I am sure they are going to be busy for the next week. And that is a concern I will live with for the rest of my life, however long that happens to be.

They are intent on making every conversation and every form of behavior in the world known to them.

Even if you're not doing anything wrong, you are being watched and recorded.