"The government has granted itself power it is not entitled to. There is no public oversight. The result is people like myself have the latitude to go further than they are allowed to."

"I'm not a whistleblower. I'm a truth-teller."

"I would rather be called a traitor than a liar."

"The government has a choice: it can either respect the rights of its people, or it can continue to violate them."

"When you grant the government the power to do these things, you're not just giving it to the current president. You're giving it to any future president."