Morpheus, The Hopeless Prophet

It was a lie, Morpheus.

Morpheus: 

The Matrix is a System, Neo. 

That System is Our Enemy. 

But when you’re inside, you look around —

What do you see?

Business people, teachers, lawyers, carpenters. 

The very minds of The People We are Trying to Save. 

But until we do, these people are still a part of That System, 

and that makes them Our Enemy.

You have to understand, 

most of these people 

are not ready to be unplugged. 

[ and most of them never will be. ]

And many of them are so inured, 

so hopelessly dependent on The System 

that they will fight to protect it. 

[ and why not? Why shouldn't they? ]

Were you listening to me, Neo?

Or were you looking at The Woman in The Red Dress?

Neo: 

I was…

Morpheus:

Look again. 

Freeze it.

Neo:

This…this isn’t The Matrix?

Morpheus:

No. It’s another training program 

designed to teach you one thing. 

If You are Not One of Us, you are one of Them.

Neo: 

What are They?

Morpheus:

Sentient Programs. 

They can move in and out of any software 

still hard-wired to Their System. 

That means that anyone we haven’t unplugged 

is potentially An Agent.

[ and also Cypher. Who you unplugged personally -- because he choses to be An Agent of The System and is completely fed up to the back teeth of you and all your bullshit (and he's RIGHT.) ]

Inside The Matrix, 

They are Everyone and They are No One.

[ But never THE One -- Jam Yesterday, Jam Tomorrow but never Jam Today. ] 

We are survived by hiding from them by running from them. 

But they are The Gatekeepers. 

They are guarding all the doors. 

They are holding all the keys, 

which means that sooner or later, 

someone is going to have to fight them.

Neo:

Someone?

Morpheus:

I won’t lie to you, Neo. 

Every single man or woman who has stood their ground, 

everyone who has fought an agent has died.

But where they have failed, 

you will succeed.

Neo:

Why?

Morpheus:

I’ve seen an agent punch through a concrete wall.

Men have emptied entire clips at them and hit nothing but air. 

Yet their strength and their speed are still based in a world that is built on rules. 

Because of that, They will never be as strong or as fast as you can be.

Neo:

What are you trying to tell me, that I can dodge bullets?

Morpheus:

No Neo -- I’m trying to tell you that when you’re ready, 

You Won’t Have To.