What should a government employee who has taken an oath of secrecy do when he discovers grave wrongdoing at the hands of his own government, the government for which he is working? Should he comply with his oath and the law or should he obey the dictates of his conscience?
The Snowden controversy is highlighting one of the many major differences between libertarians (and a few principled civil-libertarian liberals and conservatives) and statists. Libertarians choose conscience over oaths and laws. Statists choose conformity to the state over conscience.
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