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Edward Snowden Quotes: All I wanted was for the public to be able to have a say in how they are governed. That is a milestone we left a long time ago.
         

All I wanted was for the public to be able to have a say in how they are governed. That is a milestone we left a long time ago.


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Arguing that you don't care about privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don't care about free speech because you have nothing to say.

Arguing that you don't care about privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don't care about free speech because you have nothing to say.



Your rights matter, because you never know when you're going to need them.

Your rights matter, because you never know when you're going to need them.



It is afraid of an informed, angry public demanding the constitutional government it was promised - and it should be.

It is afraid of an informed, angry public demanding the constitutional government it was promised - and it should be.



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

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



Truth is coming, and it cannot be stopped.

Truth is coming, and it cannot be stopped.



Privacy matters; privacy is what allows us to determine who we are and who we want to be.

Privacy matters; privacy is what allows us to determine who we are and who we want to be.



The US government still has no idea what documents I have because encryption works

The US government still has no idea what documents I have because encryption works



We need to think about encryption not as this sort of arcane, black art. It's a basic protection.

We need to think about encryption not as this sort of arcane, black art. It's a basic protection.



Because, remember, I didn't want to change society. I wanted to give society a chance to determine if it should change itself.

Because, remember, I didn't want to change society. I wanted to give society a chance to determine if it should change itself.





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As they say, it’s possible to kill and to revive someone using a proper speech. I agree with the statement because I know for sure it is true.



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He prays best who does not know that he is praying.



Love truly does have the power to transcend evil. It can get us through the most unspeakable of events and give us the strength to keep on putting one foot in front of the other.

Love truly does have the power to transcend evil. It can get us through the most unspeakable of events and give us the strength to keep on putting one foot in front of the other.



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There is something paradoxical in the fact that by establishing an export market we subject our entire domestic production to the vagaries of that market.



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If the soul be pure, then shall she obtain favor and rejoice in the latter day; but if she hath been defiled, then shall she wander for a time in pain and despair.

If the soul be pure, then shall she obtain favor and rejoice in the latter day; but if she hath been defiled, then shall she wander for a time in pain and despair.



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