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Glenn Greenwald Quotes: "Transparency is for those who carry out public duties and exercise public power. Privacy is for everyone else."

Transparency is for those who carry out public duties and exercise public power. Privacy is for everyone else.



Glenn Greenwald Quotes: "The ultimate test of a society's freedom is not how it treats its good, obedient, compliant citizens; it's how it treats its dissidents."

The ultimate test of a society's freedom is not how it treats its good, obedient, compliant citizens; it's how it treats its dissidents.




Glenn Greenwald Quotes: "Edward Snowden: The Whistleblower Behind the NSA Surveillance Revelations"

Edward Snowden: The Whistleblower Behind the NSA Surveillance Revelations



Glenn Greenwald Quotes: "It's hard to imagine a more potent sign of a weak, declining empire than having one's national 'credibility' depend upon periodically bombing other countries."

It's hard to imagine a more potent sign of a weak, declining empire than having one's national 'credibility' depend upon periodically bombing other countries.




Glenn Greenwald Quotes: "When you cheer for the erosion of Dzhokhar Tsarnaevs rights, you're cheering for the erosion of your own."

When you cheer for the erosion of Dzhokhar Tsarnaevs rights, you're cheering for the erosion of your own.



Glenn Greenwald Quotes: "The definition of an extreme authoritarian is one who is willing blindly to assume that government accusations are true without any evidence presented or opportunity to contest those accusations."

The definition of an extreme authoritarian is one who is willing blindly to assume that government accusations are true without any evidence presented or opportunity to contest those accusations.



Glenn Greenwald Quotes: "Terrorism': the word that means nothing, yet justifies everything."

Terrorism': the word that means nothing, yet justifies everything.




Glenn Greenwald Quotes: "Only In America can a renowned and devoted terrorism supporter like Peter King be the arbiter of national security and treason."

Only In America can a renowned and devoted terrorism supporter like Peter King be the arbiter of national security and treason.



Glenn Greenwald Quotes: "Terrorist', noun: 1. Someone my government tells me is a terrorist; 2. Someone my President decides to kill."

Terrorist', noun: 1. Someone my government tells me is a terrorist; 2. Someone my President decides to kill.



Glenn Greenwald Quotes: "I think that - not just as a journalist but as a human being - I have the ethical responsibility to avoid actions that can harm innocent people."

I think that - not just as a journalist but as a human being - I have the ethical responsibility to avoid actions that can harm innocent people.



Glenn Greenwald Quotes: "I know it's a really hard concept to process, but the fact that Govt accuses someone of being a Terrorist doesn't mean they are."

I know it's a really hard concept to process, but the fact that Govt accuses someone of being a Terrorist doesn't mean they are.



Glenn Greenwald Quotes: "I don't have a 'side'—I'm responsible for what I say and nothing else."

I don't have a 'side'—I'm responsible for what I say and nothing else.




Glenn Greenwald Quotes: "It’s just simply the fact that the NSA does not think anybody should be able to communicate anywhere on the Earth without them being able to invade it."

It’s just simply the fact that the NSA does not think anybody should be able to communicate anywhere on the Earth without them being able to invade it.



Glenn Greenwald Quotes: "The more fear confrontational activism can put into the heart of the political class, the better."

The more fear confrontational activism can put into the heart of the political class, the better.



Glenn Greenwald Quotes: "When journalists are 'accused' of being 'advocates', that means: challenging and deviating from DC orthodoxies."

When journalists are 'accused' of being 'advocates', that means: challenging and deviating from DC orthodoxies.



Glenn Greenwald Quotes: "Fearlessness can be its own form of power."

Fearlessness can be its own form of power.



Glenn Greenwald Quotes: "American political culture quickly and always outpaces any attempt to satirize it."

American political culture quickly and always outpaces any attempt to satirize it.



Glenn Greenwald Quotes: "It's common to go from 'crashing the gate' to guarding it."

It's common to go from 'crashing the gate' to guarding it.



Glenn Greenwald Quotes: "He's the President—it's the responsibility of every citizen to criticize aggressively when they think it's warranted."

He's the President—it's the responsibility of every citizen to criticize aggressively when they think it's warranted.



Glenn Greenwald Quotes: "[N]othing is less reliable than unchecked claims from political officials that their secret conduct is justified by National Security Threats and the desire to Keep Us Safe."

[N]othing is less reliable than unchecked claims from political officials that their secret conduct is justified by National Security Threats and the desire to Keep Us Safe.



Glenn Greenwald Quotes: "A citizenry that is aware of always being watched quickly becomes a compliant and fearful one."

A citizenry that is aware of always being watched quickly becomes a compliant and fearful one.



Glenn Greenwald Quotes: "We should not be comfortable or content in a society where the only way to remain free of surveillance and repression is if we make ourselves as unthreatning, passive, and compliant as possible."

We should not be comfortable or content in a society where the only way to remain free of surveillance and repression is if we make ourselves as unthreatning, passive, and compliant as possible.



Glenn Greenwald Quotes: "What state surveillance actually is is best understood by the NSA's own documents and own words, which I think as you know I happen to have a lot of."

What state surveillance actually is is best understood by the NSA's own documents and own words, which I think as you know I happen to have a lot of.



Glenn Greenwald Quotes: "The War on Terror has been and continues to be, above all, a war on the most basic liberties and political safeguards that we're all taught are what distinguishes the US and keeps it free."

The War on Terror has been and continues to be, above all, a war on the most basic liberties and political safeguards that we're all taught are what distinguishes the US and keeps it free.



Glenn Greenwald Quotes: "If you remove the fear of criminal punishment for the nation's political and financial elites - as we have done - what possible constraint on their behavior does anyone think will remain?"

If you remove the fear of criminal punishment for the nation's political and financial elites - as we have done - what possible constraint on their behavior does anyone think will remain?



Glenn Greenwald Quotes: "A key purpose of journalism is to provide an adversarial check on those who wield the greatest power by shining a light on what they do in the dark, and informing the public about those acts."

A key purpose of journalism is to provide an adversarial check on those who wield the greatest power by shining a light on what they do in the dark, and informing the public about those acts.



Glenn Greenwald Quotes: "To permit surveillance to take root on the Internet would mean subjecting virtually all forms of human interaction, planning, and even thought itself to comprehensive state examination."

To permit surveillance to take root on the Internet would mean subjecting virtually all forms of human interaction, planning, and even thought itself to comprehensive state examination.



Glenn Greenwald Quotes: "Beyond all the other reasons not to do it, free speech assaults always backfire: they transform bigots into martyrs."

Beyond all the other reasons not to do it, free speech assaults always backfire: they transform bigots into martyrs.



Glenn Greenwald Quotes: "For those suggesting criticisms of drone kills should wait until the election: that'd be reasonable if he stops killing until the election."

For those suggesting criticisms of drone kills should wait until the election: that'd be reasonable if he stops killing until the election.



Glenn Greenwald Quotes: "A president who is burdened with a failed and unpopular war, and who has lost the trust of the country, simply can no longer govern. He is destined to become as much a failure as his war."

A president who is burdened with a failed and unpopular war, and who has lost the trust of the country, simply can no longer govern. He is destined to become as much a failure as his war.



Glenn Greenwald Quotes: "I'd like to vote for the candidate similar to the one the Right absurdly claims Obama is."

I'd like to vote for the candidate similar to the one the Right absurdly claims Obama is.



Glenn Greenwald Quotes: "Incestuous, homogeneous fiefdoms of self-proclaimed expertise are always rank-closing and mutually self-defending, above all else."

Incestuous, homogeneous fiefdoms of self-proclaimed expertise are always rank-closing and mutually self-defending, above all else.



Glenn Greenwald Quotes: "They're called 'facts', and my role is to amplify those, not cheerlead. And I don't care at all what you think of my motives."

They're called 'facts', and my role is to amplify those, not cheerlead. And I don't care at all what you think of my motives.



Glenn Greenwald Quotes: "The hallmark of an authoritarian idiot is yelling TERRORIST-LOVER! at anyone questioning the definition of Terrorist."

The hallmark of an authoritarian idiot is yelling TERRORIST-LOVER! at anyone questioning the definition of Terrorist.



Glenn Greenwald Quotes: "The same president who has insisted that core moralism drives him has brought America to its lowest moral standing in history."

The same president who has insisted that core moralism drives him has brought America to its lowest moral standing in history.



Glenn Greenwald Quotes: "The bottom layer of the right-wing noise machine."

The bottom layer of the right-wing noise machine.



Glenn Greenwald Quotes: "Many of the most important stories in the history of modern journalism have come from sources who have taken information without authorization."

Many of the most important stories in the history of modern journalism have come from sources who have taken information without authorization.



Glenn Greenwald Quotes: "You can't have a pristine house with ten dogs, and I'd rather have the ten dogs."

You can't have a pristine house with ten dogs, and I'd rather have the ten dogs.



Glenn Greenwald Quotes: "It's so much easier to debate people when you can pretend that they hold moronic position that they don't actually believe."

It's so much easier to debate people when you can pretend that they hold moronic position that they don't actually believe.



Glenn Greenwald Quotes: "The government usually announces it killed a Big Terrorist 5 or 6 different times before they're dead - they're almost like cats."

The government usually announces it killed a Big Terrorist 5 or 6 different times before they're dead - they're almost like cats.



Glenn Greenwald Quotes: "When poor and ordinary Americans who commit crimes are prosecuted and imprisoned, that is Justice. When the same thing is done to Washington elites, that is Ugly Retribution."

When poor and ordinary Americans who commit crimes are prosecuted and imprisoned, that is Justice. When the same thing is done to Washington elites, that is Ugly Retribution.



Glenn Greenwald Quotes: "[I]f you want instant, reflexive support for the US government's police and military powers, MSNBC is the place to turn these days."

[I]f you want instant, reflexive support for the US government's police and military powers, MSNBC is the place to turn these days.



Glenn Greenwald Quotes: "Of all the views that are detached from reality, the most delusional is that Christians are persecuted in the U.S."

Of all the views that are detached from reality, the most delusional is that Christians are persecuted in the U.S.



Glenn Greenwald Quotes: "Nobody really even knows with whom the US is at war, or where. Everyone just knows that it is vital that it continue in unlimited form indefinitely."

Nobody really even knows with whom the US is at war, or where. Everyone just knows that it is vital that it continue in unlimited form indefinitely.



Glenn Greenwald Quotes: "The genius of America's endless war machine is that, learning from the unpleasantness of the Vietnam war protests, it has rendered the costs of war largely invisible."

The genius of America's endless war machine is that, learning from the unpleasantness of the Vietnam war protests, it has rendered the costs of war largely invisible.



Glenn Greenwald Quotes: "The key question: will the NSA continue to monitor hundreds of millions of people without any suspicion? Under Obama's proposals: Yes."

The key question: will the NSA continue to monitor hundreds of millions of people without any suspicion? Under Obama's proposals: Yes.



Glenn Greenwald Quotes: "The American Right has an amazing ability to lionize leaders whose lives are the precise antithesis of the political values that define their image."

The American Right has an amazing ability to lionize leaders whose lives are the precise antithesis of the political values that define their image.



Glenn Greenwald Quotes: "In video games, one of the most helpless against injustice can even mighty."

In video games, one of the most helpless against injustice can even mighty.



Glenn Greenwald Quotes: "Washington likes to threaten the people over whom they exercise power."

Washington likes to threaten the people over whom they exercise power.