“Most Americans have an instinctive, unstated pride — and even gratitude —about being American, because we know that we live in a country that is unique to ensuring that our lives are free of tyranny and oppression. And while our system of government has exhibited an extraordinary stability and resilience— remaining firmly in place through a civil war, two world wars, and all sorts of internal struggles and conflicts —there is no guarantee that it will last forever.” -Glenn Greenwald in How Would a Patriot Act?