Glenn Greenwald: You know, I think one of the things that happens is that people's courage in this regard gets contagious, and so although I and the other journalists with whom I was working were certainly aware of the risk — the United States continues to be the most powerful country in the world and doesn't appreciate it when you disclose thousands of their secrets on the Internet at will — seeing somebody who is a 29-year-old ordinary person who grew up in a very ordinary environment exercise the degree of principled courage that Edward Snowden risked, knowing that he was going to go to prison for the rest of his life or that his life would unravel, inspired me and inspired other journalists and inspired, I think, people around the world, including future whistleblowers, to realize that they can engage in that kind of behavior as well.
Glenn Greenwald: Žinai, manau, kad taip nutinka, kad žmonių drąsa šiuo atžvilgiu tampa užkrečiama, ir nors aš, ir kiti žurnalistai, su kuriais dirbau, tikrai žinojo kokia yra rizika – JAV vis dar stipriausia šalis pasaulyje ir nevertina, kai bet kur internete atskleidi begalę jų paslapčių. Matant kažkokį paprastą, 29-erių metų žmogų, kuris užaugo įprastoje aplinkoje ir parodo tokio laipsnio principinę drąsą, kuria rizikavo Snowdenas. Žinant, kad sės į kalėjimą visam gyvenimui arba, kad jo gyvenimas suduš, įkvėpė mane ir kitus žurnalistus. Ir, tikiu, įkvėpė viso pasaulio žmones, įskaitant ateities skundėjus, suprasti, kad jie gali taip elgtis.