Edward Snowden Quotes About Elections

Quotes about: Elections

• I hope you have read the election programme of the Labour Party...this is not socialism. It is Bolshevism run mad.

  Edward Snowden

  Running, Party, Mad

• Getting inequality out there into the consciousness was important. All these political pundits now talking about the 2014 and 2016 elections are talking about inequality.

  Edward Snowden

  Talking, Political, Important

  Source: www.thenation.com

• Candidates run for election on campaign promises, but once they're elected they renege on those promises, which happened with President [Barack] Obama on Guantánamo, the surveillance programs and investigating the crimes of the Bush administration. These were very serious campaign promises that were not fulfilled.

  Edward Snowden

  Running, Promise, President

  "Edward Snowden: A 'Nation' Interview". Interview with Katrina vanden Heuvel, Stephen F. Cohen, www.thenation.com. October 28, 2014.

• I considered bringing forward information about these surveillance programs prior to the election, but I held off because I believed that [Barack] Obama was genuine when he said he was going to change things. I wanted to give the democratic process time to work.

  Edward Snowden

  Giving, Information, Surveillance

  "Edward Snowden: A 'Nation' Interview". Interview with Katrina vanden Heuvel, Stephen F. Cohen, www.thenation.com. October 28, 2014.

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