“What we call a mind is nothing but a heap or collection of different perceptions, united together by certain relations and supposed, though falsely, to be endowed with a perfect simplicity and identity.” MindDifferentTogetherCertainPerfectUnitedIdentityPerceptionRelationSimplicityCollectionsDifferent Perceptions Book:A Treatise of Human Nature: Top Philosophy Collections Source: A Treatise of Human Nature: Top Philosophy Collections
“The fact that other countries spy on their own people or spy on each other does not address the fact that the US is engaged in massive, bulk collection to the tune of 70.3 million telecommunications a month in France of perfectly innocent people. That has nothing to do with protecting the United States, and has nothing to do with really gathering any kind of meaningful intelligence on France. It is an overreach ... and I think the other countries are justifiably outraged .... As one of our founders said: Those who choose between liberty and security deserve neither.” PeopleThinkingKindDoeSaidCountryStatesFactsUnitedLibertyMillionsUnited StatesSecurityMonthsDeserveMeaningfulInnocentFranceEngagedCollectionsAddressesTunesMassiveOther CountriesFoundersGatheringSpyOutragedTelecommunications Author:Jesselyn Radack
“The United States has every intention of continuing to do the kind of reconnaissance and surveillance work we have done for decades, well known to everyone, that is essential to protect our national security, and frankly, the security of our friends in various regions of the world. It is part of our collection system.” WorldWellsKindStatesDoneUnitedKnownUnited StatesSecurityProtectEssentialsIntentionVariousDecadesCollectionsRegionsContinuingNational SecurityWell KnownSurveillance Author:Colin Powell
“You don't want the United States to become South America, where you have a super collection of rich people at the tippy-top of society, they are surrounded by barbed wire living in McMansions with security guards, and the rest of the society is suffering, and you've got a broken educational system and a broken government.” PeopleWantStatesGovernmentAmericaSufferingUnitedUnited StatesRichSecurityBrokenSouthEducationalCollectionsWireRich PeopleEducational SystemSouth AmericaBarbed WireSecurity Guards Author:Anthony Scaramucci