Talk:Illuminati

Hashshashins Connection to Illuminati
During the section where JC meets with Stanton Dowd in the cemetary, I'm pretty sure I heard Dowd reveal that the Illuminati were descended from the Hashshashins (i.e. Adam Weishaupt may have founded the modern Illuminati but the secret society itself has taken many forms over the course of history). And yes, this is the same assassin society that plays a major role in Assassin's Creed. I'm just wondering if this little piece of info should be included. (Omega2010 20:07, February 25, 2011 (UTC))


 * I think you actually heard it in New York.
 * "It's true that our organization stretches back to the Order of the Assassins, or Hashishim, but not in the way you might imagine. The order hasn't so much lasted as been continually revived. Adam Weishaupt started from scratch in Bavaria in 1776. But so did Thomas Jefferson a few years later. It's the IDEA that has lasted. The SYSTEM. Or the DESIRE, every thinking person's desire to give the world some decent organization. Cecil Rhodes, for instance. Absolutely no formal connection to the Illuminati at all, but one of the greatest visionaries of centralized power. Now we have the Rhodes Scholarships, which feed recruits right into the Council on Foreign Relations... A very powerful tool. In my opinion, the history of the human race has been one long succession of conspiracies. To deceive ourselves, we call the successful conspiracies 'governments.' " —Stanton Dowd (source)
 * —Shidou T/C 04:06, February 26, 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks. When I first heard about Assassin's Creed I was pretty sure I had heard of the Hashishim in another video game. (Omega2010 07:06, February 26, 2011 (UTC))
 * Thanks. When I first heard about Assassin's Creed I was pretty sure I had heard of the Hashishim in another video game. (Omega2010 07:06, February 26, 2011 (UTC))