A Quote by Edward Snowden

I told the government I'd volunteer for prison, as long as it served the right purpose.

Edward Snowden

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Edward Snowden
American - Activist
Born: June 21, 1983

As long as it served his purpose, Mr. Lincoln boldly advocated the right of Secession.

Belle Boyd

I’d volunteer to go to prison, as long as there are books. Because with books I am free.

Mohammad Hatta

Americans are poorly served by their media, you know, for the war machine and propaganda machine and the global empire and they're poorly served by what they are being told is representative government.

Henry Rollins

I served my time and came out of prison when I was just 26 and have worked with the government for 37 years. But people only remember me for what I did before that.

Frank Abagnale

It was my first time in prison. I was there to volunteer with Defy Ventures, along with 500 teammates Tara Graham, Brian Wang, and Aerin Lim. While I didn't feel particularly scared about going to prison, I had no idea what to expect.

Christine Tsai

Restoring the right to vote to individuals who have served their term in prison is also a common-sense public safety measure.

Alex Padilla

Contrary to his infallibly "honest" image, Abe wasn't above lying so long as it served a noble purpose.

Seth Grahame-Smith

So that studio served its purpose, and still is working very well for other people right now.

Billy Sherwood

Prison is not a mere physical horror. It is using a pickaxe to no purpose that makes a prison.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

If a guy has served time and served his sentence, he deserves the right to gainful employment, but he does not deserve the right to be put at the front of the list.

John Layfield

I had one warden tell me since I've been out, and I visited an inmate in prison right here in New York, Warden Fay up at Green Haven. I visited an inmate in prison and he told me that he didn't want anybody in there trying to spread this religion.

Malcolm X

Virtue means doing the right thing, in relation to the right person, at the right time, to the right extent, in the right manner, and for the right purpose. Thus, to give money away is quite a simple task, but for the act to be virtuous, the donor must give to the right person, for the right purpose, in the right amount, in the right manner, and at the right time.

Aristotle

The purpose prong of the Lemon test requires that a government activity have a secular purpose. That requirement is not satisfied, however, by the mere existence of some secular purpose, however dominated by religious purposes... The proper inquiry under the purpose prong of Lemon, I submit, is whether the government intends to convey a message of endorsement or disapproval of religion.

Sandra Day O'Connor

The prison psychiatrist asked me if I thought sex was dirty. I told him only when it's done right.

Woody Allen

I personally believe that each of us was put here for a purpose -- to build not to destroy. If I can make people smile, then I have served my purpose for God.

Red Skelton

During the first day, curious at having outsiders among them, a long stream of inmates came over and talked with me. Remarkably, according to what they told me, nearly every inmate in the prison didn't do it. Several thousand people had been locked up unjustly and, by an incredible coincidence, all in the same prison. On the other hand, they knew an awful lot about how to knife somebody.

Alan Alda

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