It was not impossible to build Rapture at the bottom of the sea. It was impossible to build it anywhere else.
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow?
Lacking its own ingenuity, the parasite fears the visionary. What it cannot plagiarize, it seeks to censor. What it cannot regulate, it seeks to ban.
Altruism is the root of all Wickedness.
Why worship a flag or a God, when we can worship that which is best in us: our will to be great.
My city was betrayed by the weak...
In the end what separates a man from a slave? Money? Power? No, a man chooses, and a slave obeys!
In what country is there a place for people like me?
God did not plant the seeds of this Arcadia. I did.
Commerce is the life blood of the City. If we are not careful, government will become the cancer.
What would the Russian Bear and the American Eagle do if they discovered our paradise? Our secrecy is our shield!
A free man chooses, a slave obeys.
There’s two ways to deal with mystery: uncover it, or eliminate it.