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“Suspicionless surveillance has no place in a democracy. The next 60 days are a historic opportunity to rein in the NSA, but the only one who can end the worst of its abuses is you. Call your representatives and tell them that the unconstitutional 'bulk collection' of Americans' private records under Section 215 of the Patriot Act must end.”

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Author:Edward Snowden

“I'm a patriot, and I think democracy is the best system available. It's very flawed, but it works better than anything else.”

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Author:Jay Roach

“Loyalty to the true, core values and roots of democracy is what makes a true patriot, not loyalty to a symbol of the country.”

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Author:Cindy Sheehan

“Democracy doesn't begin at the top; it begins at the bottom, when flesh-and-blood human beings fight to rekindle what Arlo Guthrie calls 'The Patriot's Dream.”

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Author:Bill Moyers

“Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.”

Source: The Book of Abigail and John: Selected Letters of the Adams Family, 1762-1784

“We are patriots in my family, we are believers in America, we're believers in democracy.”

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Author:Susan Rice