“I could not do this without accepting the risk of prison,” he answered. “You can’t come up against the world’s most powerful intelligence agencies and not accept the risk. If they want to get you, over time they will. … I do not expect to see home again.” “I really want the focus to be on these documents and the debate which I hope this will trigger among citizens around the globe about what kind of world we want to live in,” Snowden said. “My sole motive is to inform the public as to that which is done in their name and that which is done against them.” The Guardian reports during many hours of interviews with Snowden, he only “became emotional” when he stopped to consider the impact of his actions on his family, many of whom reportedly work for the U.S. government. “The only thing I fear is the harmful effects on my family, who I won’t be able to help any more,” he said. “That’s what keeps me up at night.”
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