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.

Secrecy is the linchpin of abuse of power, . . . its enabling force. Transparency is the only real antidote.

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

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.

Edward Snowden: The Whistleblower Behind the NSA Surveillance Revelations

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

Let the heart be thy heavens.

We all struggle in some way or another. So it's on us to work hard, and strive towards a better and healthy life.

Living in the shadows is cold... know this before you go living there.

Little girls love dolls. They just don't love dolls clothes

I'm a little different from all those conservation types.

Mr. Arthur Ashe, he was good. I read some of his books. He knew about everything, but he was real quiet and didn't talk much. I never met him.

The how-to is all about day in, day out finding a way to feed the monster, the drive that lives inside.

Even though NASA tries to simulate launch, and we practice in simulators, it's not the same - it's not even close to the same.

22 million new jobs under President Clinton. 3 million lost under Bush.

The nature of touring is packaging acts together that have strong catalogues of music. It's about making sure that it's a winning combination. It's really about giving people value for their money.