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Edward Snowden Quotes: No system of mass surveillance has existed in any society that we know of to this point that has not been abused.
         

No system of mass surveillance has existed in any society that we know of to this point that has not been abused.


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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.



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



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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.



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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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