You have to understand, most of these people are not ready to be…

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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 · 1999

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The masses Ignorance is bliss

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

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Time

1999

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Morpheus

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

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