It’s really easy to give into defeatism— to say, “I’m just going to despair, because all of these things are so powerful— I don’t feel like I, as an individual, can ever change anything.” But Snowden, who before we all knew his name, was an obscure, powerless kid who grew up in a lower-middle-class environment with no family connections, strictly through a brave act of conscience literally changed the world. The lesson is: no matter who you are, you can always find a way to do right.

Another great quote from Glenn Greenwald's NYC talk on May 13 -- one for you I'm-only-one-guy-what-can-I-do fellas.