Edward Snowden Quotes:
Ocupation: System Administrator
Life: b. June 21, 1983
Birthday: June 21
Using the language of heroism, calling Daniel Ellsberg a hero, and calling the other people who made great sacrifices heroes - even though what they have done is heroic - is to distinguish them from the civic duty they performed, and excuses the rest of us from the same civic duty to speak out when we see something wrong, when we witness our government engaging in serious crimes, abusing power, engaging in massive historic violations of the Constitution of the United States. We have to speak out or we are party to that bad action.
source: "Edward Snowden: A 'Nation' Interview". Interview with Katrina vanden Heuvel, Stephen F. Cohen, www.thenation.com. October 28, 2014. 
topic: Hero, Party, Sacrifice, Bad Actions, Civic Duty, Constitution Of The United States, Great Sacrifice
