"The government has no right to spy on its own citizens."

"The public has a right to know if their government is building a system of pervasive surveillance that collects every single communication of virtually every man, woman and child."

"We need to hold our governments accountable for their actions."

"I'm not trying to bring down the government. I'm trying to make it better."

"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."