The Matrix

"The Matrix is a system, Neo, and that system is our enemy. When you are inside, you look around, and what do you see? You see businessmen, teachers, lawyers, carpenters; the very minds of the people we are trying to save. Until we do, these people are part of that system and that makes them our enemies.

You have to understand, most of these people are not ready to be unplugged, and many are so hopelessly dependent on the system, they'll fight to protect it.

The Matrix is everywhere. It is all around us. Even now, in this very room. You can see it when you look out your window, or when you turn on your television set. You can feel it when you go to work, when you go to church, when you pay your taxes. It is the 'world' that has been pulled over your eyes to blind you from the truth."