Carolina QuotesWhen you say I don’t care about the right to privacy because I have nothing to hide, that is no different than saying I don’t care about freedom of speech because I have nothing to say or freedom of the press because I have nothing to write.
Edward Snowden Carolinian
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Interview with The Guardian (May 22, 2015)
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