يبدو أنّ المجتمع قد طوّر خضوعًا دون تساؤل لأصحاب الأجهزة السرية… هل وصلنا إلى ما نحن فيه اليوم عبر منحدر زلق كان في وسعنا وقفه؟ أم أنّ تحوّلًا مفاجئًا تسلّل دون أن نلحظه، بفعل السرية الحكومية الشاملة؟

“Society really seems to have developed an unquestioning obedience towards spooky types… Did we get to where we are today via a slippery slope that was entirely within our control to stop? Or was it a relatively instantaneous sea change that sneaked in undetected because of pervasive government secrecy?”Edward Snowden — How Edward Snowden went from loyal NSA contractor to whistleblower