Edward Snowden Quotes

Our job here is to defend freedom.

We must be loyal to the forum of our government.

No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation.

No democracy has ever long survived the failure of its adherents to be ready to die for it.

Under the Constitution, the Militia must ever be estimated the bulwark of civil and individual liberty. Directed by public sentiment, it will guard us from the oppression of power; regulated by wisdom, and patronized by the Government, it will secure us from anarchy; officered, trained and supported by the States, it is the guarantee of their sovereignty and union; and properly armed and disciplined, ... it forms an impenetrable barrier to the invader.

...the true patriotism, the only rational patriotism, is loyalty to the Nation ALL the time, loyalty to the Government when it deserves it.

Many free countries have lost their liberty, and ours may lose hers; but, if she shall, be it my proudest plume, not that I was the last to desert, but that I never deserted her.

I am a loyal American. I am extremely proud of the work I have done for the United States and for my country and her people. I expect to be treated as such by the representatives of my government and those who report its work.

Every friend to the liberty of his country is bound to reflect, and step forward to prevent the dreadful consequences which shall result from a government of events.

The State is the altar of political freedom and, like the religious altar, it is maintained for the purpose of human sacrifice.

There are only two things we should fight for. One is the defense of our homes and the other is the Bill of Rights.

My position is that it isn't government's job to mandate patriotism. To me, mandating a pledge of allegiance to a government is something Saddam Hussein would do.

A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.

Protection and patriotism are reciprocal. This is the way which has led nations to greatness.

Real patriotism is a willingness to challenge the government when it's wrong.

With the blessings of liberty, we have responsibilities to defend it.

We have to worry about protecting the Constitution.

There has been much said about danger to the national security. Democracy itself is a dangerous form of government and in its very danger lies its strength. The protection of individual rights by the requirement of due process of law, which has long endured in this nation of ours, is a radical and dangerous idea in most of the world today.

For God and Country, we associate ourselves together for the following purposes: To uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America; to maintain law and order; to foster and perpetuate a 100% Americanism.

We’re a democracy and we’re defended by volunteers.

We pledge to you the sacrifice of our lives and property in support of whatever measures the dignity and liberties of the free sovereign and independent State may seem to your wisdom to demand.

Liberty And Union

For a people who are free, and who mean to remain so, a well-organized and armed militia is their best security

People have increasingly come to regard the government as a source of rights rather than as a defender of pre-existing individual rights.

The most patriotic and American thing you can do is to distrust your government