"Any monitoring system that is invisible, pervasive, automatic, and permanent gives those in power the means to create…"

"One cliché endlessly offered up by the people supporting government surveillance is that there needs to be a “trade-o…"

"Believing that the government knows what's best is an argument that barely merits a serious discussion. Any high scho…"

"Many of our leaders have gone past the old-fashioned politics of the democratic era and entered into the politics of …"

"Our sense of powerlessness—the belief that an ordinary person does not matter—has twisted our lips into a sneer."

"Political affiliation is not a relevant part of this decision; privacy and personal freedom should be fundamental rig…"

"Peace and prosperity were possible only if people stopped asking new questions and accepted the available answers."

"The first icon of the 21st Century is the closed-circuit surveillance camera, slowly panning back and forth as we mov…"

"You don't need to watch everyone if everyone believes they're being watched."

"We drink our morning coffee with a drop of fear."