Faction Quotes
Quotes from all the Faction leaders and prominant figures.
Faction Quotes
1. Enforcers
"Without law, there is no society. Without society, there is no hope."
"By boot or fist, the buck stops here with me."
"Despite a few bad eggs, we get along well with the Lightbearers. They appreciate our help keeping the region safe from the lawless, and we appreciate their dedication to bettering themselves in a civilized manner."
"This is my rifle, this is my gun. This is the bullet, I have only one. This is my target, sleeping soundly in bed. This is his corpse that's been shot through the head."
"Relying on the idea that humanity can police itself is the ultimate foolishness."
"The irony of our predicament is that those who oppose our order wish only to impose their own."
2. Lightbearers
"Saving someone from themselves is rarely appreciated. Saving humanity from itself is rarely understood." -During an early battle to liberate Burckett
"Strength tempered with compassion can change the world for the better. Strength forged without compassion creates oppression." -Describing most of the world governments before the Fall
"If saving the world is your goal, you must convince others of your task. Otherwise, you inflict the tyranny of your view on everyone." -Trying to persuade a CHOTA raiding party to spare Firewatch
"If you aren't going to make a difference, who will?" -Before the battle of Hoover Dam
"It is my duty to aid humanity in its search for enlightenment. I find that a club to the back of the head is more effective than you'd imagine."
3. C.H.O.T.A
"We are the liberation of the mind and body from the shackles and restraint of law."
"From chaos comes strength."
"True freedom is paid for in blood, sweat, and tears. Mainly the blood and tears of those who oppose it on the battlefield."
"We are not mindless barbarians. We are not hateful towards humanity. We do not destroy without cause. We seek to liberate humanity from the shackles of the Old World-the civilization before the Fall that almost led to the death of all humanity."
"You're probably expecting me to tear your limbs off and bathe in your blood while gurgling incoherently. Not only is that an unrealistic stereotype, it's lots of fun."
"We are the result of Master's tyranny."
4. Vistas
"What do you do when a Tech turns the other cheek? Hit 'em again, harder!"
"I'd sooner, except the penalties, kill a Tech than a hawk. Since there are no penalties, the redtail has no worries."
"What do you call a hundred Techs chained together at the bottom of the sea? A good start."
"Spike ten trees before lunch and it's a good day."
"Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps a songbird will come." -Chinese proverb
"I am the wrath of an earth poisoned by negligence."
"The ultimate test of humanity's conscience may be our willingness to sacrifice something today for future generations whose words of thanks we will never hear."
"Approach your task with an open hand, not a closed fist, and you'll succeed where others fail."
"It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it."
"Why not just poison the fish you gave him in the first place?"
"The wild god of the world is sometimes merciful to those that ask for mercy, not often to the arrogant and arrogance that are the touchstones of the Techs. "
"I am the wrath of an earth poisoned by negligence."
Biggest lie I ever heard? When that guy walked up to me on the range and said "Hi, I'm a GlobalTech Admin and I'm here to help."
"Give a Tech a fish and he'll eat for a day. Teach a Tech to fish and soon the river will be a polluted waste."
"We Vistas would like to be peaceful, if others would let us. We're willing to work for peace by any means necessary."
"We must be the change we wish to see in the world."
"Treat the land gently and it will return the favor."
"We have found the sources of hazardous waste and they are the Techs."
5. Travelers
"Oh, sure, they like to preach about peace and personal responsibility, but they've got ninjas! Freakin' ninjas!" -on Lightbearers
"Profit is not always in the form of chips."
"The customer's always right, except when he's not or when his credit's no good or when he's trying to get the better of you."
"I didn't run away like a scared rabbit. It was like an angry rabbit, running to another fight, away from the first fight."
"Never give a crackpot an even break."
"Whoever said business ain't personal needs a smack to the melon. If it's business, it's personal!"
"If it ain't broke, don't fix it. If it's broke, sell it for half price."
"Family before Traveler. Traveler before everyone else."
6. Techs
"If I can't invent it, it isn't worth jack."
"He who dies with the most toys outlived the kid with the pet rock."
"We have to restore the past before we can build the future."
"If it catches fire, it might be broken. But it will keep you warm."
"The Vistas say we don't appreciate nature. That's garbage. I appreciate nature just fine. I'd appreciate it much better with a little mustard though."
"Trying to reason with a CHOTA is like trying to treat a sick dog. First you have to strap him down and then you've got to get him to stop howling and foaming at the mouth."
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