“I think patriot is a word that’s — that’s thrown around so much that it can be devalued nowadays. But being a patriot doesn’t mean prioritizing service to government above all else. Being a patriot means knowing when to protect your country, knowing when to protect your Constitution, knowing when to protect your countrymen from the — the violations of an — and encroachments of adversaries.” So said Edward Snowden to “NBC Nightly News” anchor Brian Williams, to whom he spoke in a hotel in Moscow.
And:
“… there have been times throughout history where what is right is not the same as what is legal. Sometimes to do the right thing, you have to break a law.”
The guy is the real deal. Again: “‘Thank You For Your Service, Mr. Snowden'”