“At least in Europe, we consider the right to privacy a fundamental right and it is a very serious matter.” Quote by Jose Manuel Barroso
“The Americans are and remain our best friends, but this is absolutely not right. We can't simply return to business as usual.” ReturnUsualNsa Author:Thomas de Maiziere
“They need to review this secret world. We have an incredibly powerful government that gets on automatic pilot.” WorldNeedsGovernmentPowerfulSecretReviewsPilotsNsaPowerful Government Author:Bob Woodward
“What we revealed is that this spying system is devoted not to terrorists, but is directed to innocent people around the world. None of this has anything to do with terrorism. Is Angela Merkel a terrorist?” PeopleWorldTerrorismTerroristInnocentAround The WorldDevotedNsaAngela Author:Glenn Greenwald
“It is abundantly clear that a total review of all intelligence programs is necessary so that members of the Senate Intelligence Committee are fully informed as to what is actually being carried out by the intelligence community.” CommunityClearMembersProgramReviewsSenateCommitteesNsaIntelligence Community Author:Dianne Feinstein
“We must remain mindful of the potential impact of over-correcting the authorizations of the intelligence community.” CommunityImpactNsaCorrectingIntelligence Community Author:James R. Clapper
“Why did we not know that heads of state were being eavesdropped on, spied on? We are the intelligence committee and we didn't know that.” KnowsStatesCommitteesNsaHead Of State Author:Jan Schakowsky
“Was the leaker in question, Ed Snowden, was he a traitor?” TraitorNsaSnowden Author:Michele Bachmann
“To those in the executive branch who say ‘just trust us’ when it comes to secret and warrantless surveillance of domestic communications, I say, ‘Remember your history.’” RememberSecretCommunicationBranchesExecutivesSurveillanceNsaExecutive Branch Author:Eric Holder