Snowden's Remarkable Example

"It means if something's wrong, those who have the ability to take action have the responsibility to take action."
--Benjamin Franklin Gates (National Treasure)

Edward Snowden is the person who blew the whistle on the NSA record collection scandal. He is a rare person in today's world. An employee at government contractor Booz Allen, Snowden decided that he could no longer be a part of a process of massive surveillance of US citizens. He sacrificed a $200K/yr job, a dreamy Hawaiian lifestyle, and much of his liberty to tell the story.

He notes,

"If living unfreely but comfortably is something you're willing to accept--and I think many of us are, it's human nature--you can get up every day, you can go to work, you can collect your large paycheck for relatively little work, against the public interest, and go to sleep at night after watching your shows."

Snowden decided that he didn't want to do that anymore. And telling the truth set him free.

Will we learn from his example?