"Secrecy is the linchpin of abuse of power, . . . its enabling force. Transparency is the only real antidote."

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Source : Glenn Greenwald (2014). “No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance State”, p.21, Signal

Glenn Greenwald

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“One of the things I've tried to do with my life is redefine the boundaries that I think are very limiting. I'm not suggesting that everybody should have three girlfriends, or necessarily have girlfriends living with them. I think there are many, many options to living your life.”
“We think we have a responsibility. And I think it's important for all of us in the Western world to realize that we've all been blessed a lot and if you go to these parts they don't have a lot, even before the tsunami.”
“I awake with a not entirely sickened knowledge that I am merely young again and in a funny way at peace, an observer who is aware of time's chariot, aware that some metamorphosis has occurred.”
“No matter how devastating our struggles, disappointments, and troubles are, they are only temporary.”

Source : Josh McDowell, Sean McDowell (2010). “Evidence for the Resurrection: What It Means for Your Relationship with God”, p.41, Baker Books
“The pursuit of health is a symptom of unhealth. When this pursuit is no longer a personal yearning but part of state ideology, healthism for short, it becomes a symptom of political sickness.”

Source : The Death of Humane Medicine (1994)
“The horse would plough, the ox would drive the car. No; do the work you know, and tarry where you are.”
“I get irritated, I get upset. Especially when I'm in a hurry. But I see it all as part of our training. To get irritated is to lose our way in life.”
“I'm not opposed to comics on the Internet. It's just not interesting to me.”

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