Deus Ex series notable quotes

Deus Ex

 * When Due Process fails us we really do live in a world of terror  -JC Denton
 * The Individual desires judgment.  Without that desire, the cohesion of groups is impossible, and so is civilization  -Morpheus
 * Number One: In 1945, corporations paid 50% of federal taxs; now they pay about 5%.  Number Two:  In 1900, 90% of Americans were self employed; now it's about 2%.  It's called consolidation; strengthen governments and corporations, weaken individuals.  with taxes this can be done imperceptivly over time.  -Leo Gold


 * 350 million fortresses in not my idea of "The land of the Free" -(JC Denton)  It's better than one great big fortress with a corrupt government against it's people -(NSF Soldier)


 * Every war is the result of a difference of opinion.  Maybe the biggest questions can only be answered by the greatest of conflicts  -JC Denton

Deus Ex: Invisible War

 * All free societys have started with one premise: human nature is cruel, unjust -- a force to be controlled  -JC Denton


 * Political thinkers of the enlightentment were building a clockwork,  We need to assemble a genome  -Paul Denton


 * The Elite do the real brainwashing - convincing people it's a free market where everyone can suceed if they work hard enough, when in reality it's all controlled  to keep the wealth in the hands of a select few  -Order Seeker

Deus Ex: Human Revolution

 * Some think it(augmentations) it's the end of us all, others think it will lead us to paradise -Sanghai Prostitute


 * Arrogence, daring to go beyond the limits imposed upon us, that is exactly what makes us human beings  -Hugh Darrow


 * They're just afraid of what they don't understand.  That leads to self protection, and defense always leads to offense -- always  -Civilian


 * The World doesn't care about right or wrong.  It's all about power.  And right now, none of us have it  -Adam Jenson


 * Sarif was right about one thing: It's in our nature to want to overcome our limits.  think about it:  we were cold, so we harnessed fire.  We were weak, so we invented tools.  Everytime we met an obstacle, we used creativity and ingenuity to overcome it  -Adam Jenson


 * Technology offers us strength.  Strength enables dominance, and dominance paves the way for abuse  -Adam Jenson