"When you're talking about things that are secret, the only way to get them out is to break the law."

"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 a criminal, I'm a whistleblower."

"The power of the people is stronger than the people in power."

"The government has created a surveillance state that is more intrusive than anything George Orwell imagined."