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

Edward Snowden Carolinian

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Edward Snowden: 'The US government will say I aided our enemies' – video interview, published by The Guardian on 8 July 2013.

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“I don't want to live in a world where everything that I say,…” Edward Snowden. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-A445DABFB0. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/a445dabfb0

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