History Quotes / InherentInTheSystem

->''"Its just money; its made up. Pieces of paper with pictures on it so we don't have to kill each other just to get something to eat. It's not wrong. And it's certainly no different today than its ever been. 1637, 1797, 1819, 37, '57, '84, 1901, '07, '29, 1937, 1974, 1987--Jesus, [[HookersAndBlow didn't that fuck up me up good]]--'92, '97, 2000 and whatever we want to call this. It's all just the same thing over and over; we can't help ourselves. And you and I can't control it, or stop it, or even slow it. Or even ever-so-slightly alter it. We just react. And we make a lot money if we get it right. And we get left by the side of the side of the road if we get it wrong. And there have always been and there always will be the same percentage of winners and losers. Happy foxes and sad sacks. Fat cats and starving dogs in this world. Yeah, there may be more of us today than there's ever been. But the percentages-they stay exactly the same."''
-->--'''John Tuld''', ''Film/MarginCall''

->'''Ezri:''' I think that the situation with Gowron is a symptom of a bigger problem. [[ItIsBeyondSaving The Klingon Empire is dying; and I think it deserves to die.]]

->'''Ezri:''' Am I? [[ArmorPiercingQuestion Who was the last leader of the High Council that you respected? Has there even been one?]] And how many times have you [[TakingTheHeat had to cover up the crimes of Klingon leaders because you were told that it was for the good of the Empire]]? I... I know this sounds harsh, but the truth is, you have been willing to accept a government that you know is corrupt. [[EvilChancellor Gowron]] is just the latest example. Worf, you are the most honorable and decent man that I've ever met. And if ''you're'' willing to tolerate men like Gowron, then what hope is there for the Empire?

->'''Ezri Dax:''' Don’t get me wrong, I’m very touched that you still consider me to be a member of the House of Martok, but, I tend to look at the Empire with a little more skepticism than Curzon or Jadzia did. I see a society that is in deep denial about itself. We're talking about [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy a warrior culture that prides itself on maintaining centuries-old traditions of honor and integrity]]. But in reality, it's willing to accept corruption at the highest levels.

->'''Ezri: I think that the situation with Gowron is a symptom of a bigger problem. [[ItIsBeyondSaving The Klingon Empire is dying; and I think it deserves to die.]]

->'''Ezri Dax:''' I tend to look at the Empire with a little more skepticism than Curzon or Jadzia did. I see a society that is in deep denial about itself. We're talking about [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy a warrior culture that prides itself on maintaining centuries-old traditions of honor and integrity]]. But in reality, it's willing to accept corruption at the highest levels.

->'''Ezri:''' Am I? [[ArmorPiercingQuestion Who was the last leader of the High Council that you respected? Has there even been one?]] And how many times have you had to cover up the crimes of Klingon leaders because you were told that it was for the good of the Empire? I... I know this sounds harsh, but the truth is, you have been willing to accept a government that you know is corrupt. [[EvilChancellor Gowron]] is just the latest example. Worf, you are the most honorable and decent man that I've ever met. And if ''you're'' willing to tolerate men like Gowron, then what hope is there for the Empire?

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In Paris... I achieved a freer attitude toward anti-Semitism, which I now began to understand historically and to pardon. Above all, I recognized the emptiness and futility of trying to "combat" anti-Semitism.

->''"What’s interesting about "Past Tense" is that the story doesn’t feature a bad guy. As much as Sisko tries to keep things under control, he doesn’t find himself pitted against one figurehead. Sure, he has to keep B.C. from killing the hostages, and Vin from getting himself killed, and negotiate with the local police, but there’s a sense that Sisko is dealing with something a lot less tangible. The real enemy is the system around him. We even get a short little scene of how the police negotiator is [[MouthOfSauron ultimately powerless]] in the grand scheme of things; just a cog in a large machine."''

->''"The first day I became mayor, they sit me down at the desk: big chair, dark wood, lots of beautiful things. I’m thinking, how much better can it get? There’s a knock at the door, in the corner of the room, and Pete comes walking in, carrying this gorgeous sieve, silver bowl, hand-chased—it was this big. It’s from the unions, he says. So I think it’s a present, something to commemorate my first day as mayor. He walks over, puts it on the desk; I look down at it. It’s disgusting. I say, 'What the hell is this?' he said, 'What the hell’s it look like?' I said, 'It looks like shit. What do you want me to do with it?' He says, 'Eat it.' Eat it? He says, 'Yeah, you’re the mayor. You gotta eat it.' So okay, it was my first day; Pete knows more than I do; So I go at it. And just when I finish, there’s a knock on the door, and in walks Pete carrying another silver bowl. And this one from the blacks. This too? And he nods. I start eating, and when i’m finished, there’s another knock and another bowl. This one’s from the Polacks. Then after that, one from the ministers. And you know what, Tommy? That’s what it is. You’re sitting eating shit all day long."''

->''"The first day I became mayor, they sit me down at the desk: big chair, dark wood, lots of beautiful things. I’m thinking, how much better can it get? There’s a knock at the door, in the corner of the room, and Pete comes walking in, carrying this gorgeous sieve, silver bowl, hand-chased—it was this big. It’s from the unions, he says. So I think it’s a present, something to commemorate my first day as mayor. He walks over, puts it on the desk; I look down at it. It’s disgusting. I say, 'What the hell is this?' he said, 'What the hell’s it look like?' I said, 'It looks like shit. What do you want me to do with it?' He says, 'Eat it.' Eat it? He says, 'Yeah, you’re the mayor. You gotta eat it.' So okay, it was my first day; Pete knows more than I do; So I go at it. And just when I finish, there’s a knock on the door, and in walks Pete carrying another silver bowl. And this one from the blacks. This too? And he nods. I start eating, and when i’m finished, there’s another knock and another bowl. This one’s from the Polacks. Then after that, one from the ministers. and you know what, Tommy? That’s what it is. You’re sitting eating shit all day long."''

->''"The first day I became mayor, they sit me down at the desk: big chair, dark wood, lots of beautiful things. I’m thinking, how much better can it get? There’s a knock at the door, in the corner of the room, and Pete comes walking in, carrying this gorgeous sieve, silver bowl, hand-chased—it was this big. It’s from the unions, he says. So I think it’s a present, something to commemorate my first day as mayor. He walks over, puts it on the desk; I look down at it. It’s disgusting. I say, 'What the hell is this?' he said, 'What the hell’s it look like?' I said, 'It looks like shit. What do you want me to do with it?' He says, 'Eat it.' Eat it? He says, 'Yeah, you’re the mayor. You gotta eat it.' So okay, it was my first day; Pete knows more than I do; So I go at it. And just when i finish, there’s a knock on the door, and in walks Pete carrying another silver bowl. And this one from the blacks. This too? And he nods. I start eating, and when i’m finished, there’s another knock and another bowl. This one’s from the Polacks. Then after that, one from the ministers. and you know what, Tommy? That’s what it is. You’re sitting eating shit all day long."''

->''The first day I became mayor, they sit me down at the desk: big chair, dark wood, lots of beautiful things. I’m thinking, how much better can it get? There’s a knock at the door, in the corner of the room, and Pete comes walking in, carrying this gorgeous sieve, silver bowl, hand-chased—it was this big. It’s from the unions, he says. So I think it’s a present, something to commemorate my first day as mayor. He walks over, puts it on the desk; I look down at it. It’s disgusting. I say, 'What the hell is this?' he said, 'What the hell’s it look like?' I said, 'It looks like shit. What do you want me to do with it?' He says, 'Eat it.' Eat it? He says, 'Yeah, you’re the mayor. You gotta eat it.' So okay, it was my first day; Pete knows more than I do; So I go at it. And just when i finish, there’s a knock on the door, and in walks Pete carrying another silver bowl. And this one from the blacks. This too? And he nods. I start eating, and when i’m finished, there’s another knock and another bowl. This one’s from the Polacks. Then after that, one from the ministers. and you know what, Tommy? That’s what it is. You’re sitting eating shit all day long."''

->''"A place like that doesn't change. Not from the inside, not from the out. You sign on there, it changes ''you''. Puts things in your head. Spins your compass needle around 'till you can't cross the street without [[KickTheDog tripping the proverbial old lady]] ''and'' [[EvilIsPetty stepping on her glasses]]."''

-> When due process fails us, we really do live in a world of terror.
-->-- '''JC Denton''', ''VideoGame/DeusEx''

-->-- '''JC Denton''', ''DeusEx''