Edward Snowden: the whistleblower behind the NSA surveillance revelations - Guardian

In a note accompanying the first set of documents he provided, he wrote:  "I understand that I will be made to suffer for my actions," but "I will be satisfied if the federation of secret law, unequal pardon and irresistible executive powers that rule the world that I love are revealed even for an instant." - Edward Snowden: the whistleblower behind revelations of NSA surveillance
Edward Snowden: in his own words - The NSA files -  NSA