The top 10 most inspiring quotes by Glenn Greenwald
- We know with certainty that the Obama administration has re-defined’militants’ to include any military-age males they kill, regardless of whether they were actually doing anything wrong. We know with certainty that the U.S. government has detained and publicly branded as ‘terrorists’ people they knew at the time were innocent.
- Whatever one thinks of the justifiability of drone attacks, it’s one of the least ‘brave’ or courageous modes of warfare ever invented. It’s one thing to call it just, but to pretend it’s ‘brave’ is Orwellian in the extreme.
- It is true that the Internet can be used to disseminate falsehoods quickly, but it just as quickly roots them out and exposes them in a way that the traditional model of journalism and its closed, insular, one-way form of communication could never do.
- It shouldn’t take extreme courage and a willingness to go to prison for decades or even life to blow the whistle on bad government acts done in secret. But it does. And that is an immense problem for democracy, one that all journalists should be united in fighting.
- I absolutely believe that another 9/11 is possible.
- Who cares if virtually the entire world views Obama’s drone attacks as unjustified and wrong? Who cares if the Muslim world continues to seethe with anti-American animus as a result of this aggression? Empires do what they want.
- The most important thing my grandfather taught me was that the most noble way to use your skills, intellect, and energy is to defend the marginalized against those with the greatest power, and that the resulting animosity from those in power is a badge of honor.
- The purpose of whistleblowing is to expose secret and wrongful acts by those in power in order to enable reform.
- A key purpose of journalism is to provide an adversarial check on those who wield the greatest power by shining a light on what they do in the dark, and informing the public about those acts.
- Surveillance breeds conformity.
Glenn Greenwald is an American journalist, author, and lawyer known for his work on civil liberties, privacy issues, and government surveillance. Born on March 6, 1967, in New York City, he graduated from George Washington University Law School. Greenwald gained widespread recognition for his role in the publication of classified documents leaked by Edward Snowden, which revealed the extensive surveillance programs conducted by the United States government.
Throughout his career, Greenwald has been a vocal advocate for transparency and freedom of the press. He co-founded The Intercept, an online news publication, in 2014, where he served as a columnist and editor. Prior to that, he contributed to various media outlets including The Guardian, where his reporting on the Snowden disclosures earned him a Pulitzer Prize in 2014.
Greenwald’s writing often focuses on the intersection of politics, technology, and civil liberties, challenging government overreach and corporate power. He has authored several books, including “No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance State.” Known for his independent and uncompromising stance, Greenwald continues to be a prominent figure in journalism and advocacy for transparency and accountability.
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