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There is now the capacity to make tyranny total in America. Only law ensures that we never fall into that abyss—the abyss from which there is no return.

— James Bamford The Shadow Factory: The Ultra-secret NSA from 9/11 to the Eavesdropping on America (2008)

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Like a black hole, NSA pulls in every signal that comes near, but no electron is ever allowed to escape.

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