Katharine Gun Quotes

Katharine Gun
British Activist
Born: 1974
About Government Job Life Me You
I work for the British people. I do not gather intelligence so the government can lie to the British people. Katharine Gun
Work Government Lie People Intelligence British People British Gather
I mean, Ed Snowden was basically saying the same things that Bill Binney and Thomas Drake and other U.S. whistleblowers had said before him. But he came out more publicly, and maybe revealed more. He showed that when the U.S. government said, 'We are not surveilling U.S. citizens,' that was a lie. Katharine Gun
Government Saying Lie Before Other Drake Thomas Out Citizens U.S. Government More Had He Him Revealed Said Came Same Snowden Maybe Same Things Mean Bill Publicly Things Basically
If my own country is subverting the rule of law and sending its own citizens, its military, into harm's way on the basis of lies and propaganda, I would argue that being a patriot is calling out those lies and saying, ‘No, you don't send our military into harm's way with no legal justification.' Katharine Gun
Saying You Legal Law Country Own Military Our Rule Way Rule Of Law Those Out Citizens Would Lies Propaganda My Own Argue Calling Send Sending Being Patriot Justification Basis Harm
I know people have tried to make citizens' arrests on Tony Blair and so on, but really it's time the international criminal court has some guts and charges white war criminals. They need to face justice just like other war criminals. Katharine Gun
War Time Justice People Face White Tony Blair Other Criminal Criminals Charges Citizens Tried Some Guts Blair Like Know Make Court Arrest Just Really International Need Tony
Cheering crowds have never been my sort of thing. Katharine Gun
Crowds Never Cheering Sort Been Thing
It seems to me that we are living in an increasingly unfree society. Katharine Gun
Me Living Society Increasingly Seems
When you have the initial GCHQ induction course for new arrivals, they tell you… not to trust journalists, to be careful to keep everything confidential. Katharine Gun
You Trust Everything Tell Be Careful Journalists New Course Arrival Confidential Initial Keep Careful
After the initial flurry of media interest, I was left to figure out how to move on with my life - and that proved hard. I was glad to get back to what I hoped would be normality, but the effect on me had been traumatising. Katharine Gun
Life Me My Life Move On Back Out Hoped Would Would-Be Glad Had How Proved Been Effect Left Normality Get Move After Interest Hard Figure Initial Media
Ironically, becoming known publicly was my biggest fear. And it was partly because I'm on the whole a fairly shy person. Katharine Gun
Fear Fairly Partly Known Because Becoming Person Ironically Biggest Whole Publicly Shy Shy Person
The world is moving in a completely fascist, corporate direction. It worries me, it should worry us all. Katharine Gun
Me World Corporate Worries Worry Direction Moving Us Should Fascist
I never aligned myself specifically with the anti-war movement. Katharine Gun
Myself Aligned Never Anti-War Movement Specifically
If a rogue nation were to attack the U.K. physically, I would be a patriot, yes; I would try to defend the U.K. Katharine Gun
Try Nation Would Would-Be Physically Attack Were Yes Rogue Patriot Defend
I have only ever followed my conscience. Katharine Gun
Followed Only Ever Conscience
I didn't feel at all guilty about what I did, so I couldn't plead guilty, even though I would get a more lenient sentence. Katharine Gun
Plead Guilty Though Would About More Feel Get Did Lenient Sentence Even
In any walk of life, you can choose to do the right thing. Katharine Gun
Life You Do The Right Thing Walk Right Thing Any The Right Thing Choose Right Thing
After the invasion of Afghanistan, when the focus suddenly turned toward Iraq, I suddenly thought, ‘What on earth had Iraq got to do with the war on terror?' Katharine Gun
War Focus Thought Earth Invasion Had Toward Terror Got Iraq Afghanistan After Turned Suddenly
I've never met Snowden, I've never spoken with him personally. I mean, he's extremely smart. Very, very smart. I guess he was a lot less naive than I was. Katharine Gun
Smart Met Guess Extremely Never He Spoken Naive Him Lot Very Than Snowden Mean Personally Less
I was a housewife, I suppose, and luckily I have a very high boredom threshold. Katharine Gun
Threshold High Boredom Suppose Housewife Very Luckily
It is vital to speak up in a democracy. Otherwise we are living in dictatorships. Katharine Gun
Democracy Speak Living Otherwise Vital Up Dictatorships
Working at GCHQ was a relatively easy, reliable job. As long as you always toe the 'party line', you are more or less guaranteed a job for life. Katharine Gun
Life You Job Long Party Relatively Reliable Easy More More Or Less Party Line Always Line Toe Working Less Guaranteed
First of all, I never set out to be a whistleblower. Secondly, I never expected that my story would be interesting to anybody. Third of all, you know, I was actually terrified of being named, of being identified. Katharine Gun
You First Secondly Out Would Would-Be Never Named Know Identified First Of All Terrified Expected Anybody Being Story Interesting Actually Third Set
Why did the British authorities wait eight months before charging me - and then drop the charges, claiming there was insufficient evidence for prosecution when I had confessed to the leak from the start? Katharine Gun
Me Wait Drop Before Months Evidence Claiming Charges Charging Had Prosecution Leak Insufficient Authorities Did Eight Then Why Start British
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