Echelon Conspiracy Quotes

  • [first lines]

    Curator: Everything okay down there?

    Max Peterson: Piece a cake.

    Curator: That locks it?

    Max Peterson: Yep, centuries of Thai history, safe as Fort Knox. Watch, uh,

    [removes a panel]

    Max Peterson: Relax, I'm a professional.

    Max Peterson: [causes a massive short] Okay, now your servers are down because of a power surge, a grid malfunction, or maybe even a bomb. Now, if the intruder tries to reboot your servers or access the data, he'll always hit this screen.

    [login screen]

    Max Peterson: This is your BIOS-level password. Without it, nothing works in this room.

    [types the password]

    Curator: Oh, we memorize.

    Max Peterson: Oh yes, just in case.

    [systems come back online, he starts to leave]

    Curator: Oh, when do lights come back on?

    Max Peterson: Well right, uh, you're going to have to call an electrician...

  • Agent Dave Grant: I'm impressed. I always thought you were a little stupid.

    Max Peterson: You mean stupid like, build a computer that knows absolutely everything, and then lose control of it?

  • computer: Echelon is a threat to freedom.

  • Raymond Burke: You now the three most important words in politics?

    assistant: Uh, no sir.

    Raymond Burke: Don't get caught.

  • [last lines]

    Yuri Malanin: They will try to build it again.

    Russian General: Of course, of course, that is what we are here for. At least this time they've learned that not everything Man creates is for his benefit.

    Yuri Malanin: It seems we were able to help the Americans make the right decision. At least for now.

    Russian General: Yes?

    Yuri Malanin: I want to believe so.

  • Mueller: It is the seemingly harmless traces we leave behind that later can be used to destroy us.