When the lights go out at a power plant sometime in the future, we're going to know that that's a consequence of deprioritizing defense for the sake of an advantage in terms of offense.

There have been times throughout American history where what is right is not the same as what is legal. Sometimes to do the right thing you have to break the law.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Think about love, work with love, give away and live with love.

Science is not metaphorical. Science is scientific.

The government says Rant's alive because they need a villain. The kids say he's alive because they need a hero.

It's a beautiful life, just as advertised.

Music and the music business are two different things.

Larry Silverstein has betrayed the public's trust and that of all New Yorkers.

The internal effects of a mutable policy are still more calamitous. It poisons the blessings of liberty itself.

Whether we write lyrics or craft legislation, sell homes or teach classes, design spaces or open franchises, prayer is a critical part of the creative process. Don’t just brainstorm; praystorm.

I've learned to always avoid saying "always"

Thinkers do not accept the inevitable; they turn their efforts toward changing it.