<blockquote>'If the Americans tapped mobile phones in Germany, they have broken German law on German soil. Those responsible must be held accountable.'
- German Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich,
Germany demands US 'answers' on phone tapping, October 27, 2013</blockquote>
<blockquote>'As time has proved, my judgments were just plain wrong.'
- Richard Cohen,
Edward Snowden is no traitor, October 22, 2013 (
Context)</blockquote>
'..It's time for the Washington press corps to stop being cheerleaders for government..'<blockquote>'Gene is being way too polite. It's time to put an end to a secret government that lies to the citizens. It's time for the Washington press corps to stop being cheerleaders for government. We had a war in Iraq because the press played cheerleader.
..
When journalism fails, bad things happen.'
- Kidsvoog (
'..the truth on NSA spying', 2013)</blockquote>
Context<blockquote>
'In digital era, privacy must be a priority.''..a statement of "how not to dehumanize people" might read..''..to prevent it from invading basic privacy, as guaranteed by the Constitution.''When the free free press .. becomes equivalent to an "enemy of the United States" something very, very bad is happening.'Property rights - Civil Liberties - The Criminal N.S.A. (The New York Times)'..I know the capacity that is there to make tyranny total in America..' - Senator Frank Church'America has no functioning democracy at this moment.' - Jimmy Carter'..the checks and balances that frame American democracy and civil liberties failed.'