"I believe that every person has a right to privacy, and that the government should not be able to violate that right without due process."

"I'm not trying to hide from the public. I'm trying to hide from the government."

"I'm not a politician, I'm a human being."

"I believe that the internet is the most powerful tool for freedom that we have ever had."

"I don’t see myself as a hero because what I’m doing is self-interested: I don’t want to live in a world where there’s no privacy."