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To those in the executive branch who say ‘just trust us’ when it comes to secret and warrantless surveillance of domestic communications, I say, ‘Remember your history.’

"The Crisis in a Nutshell: The Key Quotes About the N.S.A. and Americans' Phone Records" by Alex Gangitano and Amelia Schonbek, www.newyorker.com. June 6, 2013.
To those in the executive branch who say ‘just trust us’ when it comes to secret and warrantless surveillance of domestic communications, I say, ‘Remember your history.’