You have to understand, most of these people are not ready to be unplugged. And many of them are so inured, so hopelessly dependent on the system, that they will fight to protect it.

Morpheus

The Matrix

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Topic

The masses Ignorance is bliss

Speaker

Morpheus

Actor

Laurence Fishburne

Source

The Matrix

Medium

Film

Genre

Science fiction (film) Action (film) Science fiction Action

Language

English

Time

1999 1990s 20th century

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Citation

The Matrix. Directed by The Wachowskis. Warner Bros./Village Roadshow Pictures/Groucho II Film Partnership/Silver Pictures, 1999.

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The great masses of the people...more easily fall a victim to a big lie than to a little one.

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Mein Kampf

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Topic
Disinformation Politics and lies Politics The masses

Author

Adolf Hitler
Source
Mein Kampf
Genre
Autobiography and memoir
Language
German
Time
1925 1920s 20th century
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Citation

Hitler, Adolf. Mein Kampf [My Struggle]. Vol. 1, Franz Eher Nachfolger GmbH, 1925, ch. 6.

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Douglas Adams

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

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Topic
Meaning of life

Author

Douglas Adams
Source
Fit the Fourth The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Medium
Novel
Genre
Science fiction
Statement Type
Joke
Language
English
Time
1978 1970s 20th century
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Original Citation

Adams, Douglas. "Fit the Fourth." The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Primary Phase. BBC Radio 4, London, England, UK, 29 Mar. 1978.

Current Citation

Adams, Douglas. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Pan Books, 1979, ch. 31.