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Glenn Greenwald is an American journalist and constitutional lawyer known for his investigative reporting and advocacy for civil liberties. He gained international attention for his role in the publication of classified NSA documents, which exposed widespread government surveillance programs.

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“It’s just simply the fact that the NSA does not think anybody should be able to communicate anywhere on the Earth without them being able to invade it.”

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“I personally think honestly disclosing rather than hiding ones subjective values makes for more honest and trustworthy journalism. But no journalism - from the most stylistically objective to the most brazenly opinionated - has any real value unless it is grounded in facts, evidence, and verifiable data.”

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“The single most remarkable (and revealing) fact of the Obama presidency may very well be the lack of a single prosecution of Wall Street executives for the massive fraud that precipitated the 2008 financial crisis.”

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“[I]t's impossible to evade the fact that Endless War will inevitably degrade the citizenry of the country that engages in it. A country which venerates its military above all other institutions, which demands that its soldiers be spoken of only with religious-like worship, and which continuously indoctrinates its population to believe that endless violence against numerous countries is necessary and just - all by instilling intense fear of the minorities who are the target of that endless violence - will be a country filled with citizens convinced of the virtues and nobility of aggression.”

“I know it's a really hard concept to process, but the fact that Govt accuses someone of being a Terrorist doesn't mean they are.”

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“They're called 'facts', and my role is to amplify those, not cheerlead. And I don't care at all what you think of my motives.”

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“The fact that war is the word we use for almost everything—on terrorism, drugs, even poverty—has certainly helped to desensitize us to its invocation; if we wage wars on everything, how bad can they be?”

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Book:A Tragic Legacy: How a Good vs. Evil Mentality Destroyed the Bush Presidency

Source: A Tragic Legacy: How a Good vs. Evil Mentality Destroyed the Bush Presidency

“The term propaganda rings melodramatic and exaggerated, but a press that—whether from fear, careerism, or conviction—uncritically recites false government claims and reports them as fact, or treats elected officials with a reverence reserved for royalty, cannot be accurately described as engaged in any other function.”

Source: A Tragic Legacy: How a Good vs. Evil Mentality Destroyed the Bush Presidency

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Born: March 6, 1967
Known for: Journalist
Quotes: 105

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No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance StateRelated source material

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