Edward Snowden — "I'm not a hero, I'm just a person who did what I thought was right."

"I don't want to live in a world where everything I say, everything I do, everyone I talk to, every expression of creativity or love or friendship is recorded."

"I understand that I will be made to suffer for my actions, but I will be satisfied if the federation of secret laws, unequal pardon and irresistible executive powers that rule the world that I love ar…"

"Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything."

"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."

"The government has become too secretive, and it's time for more transparency."