The Secret Crusade

Only a mind free of impediment is capable of grasping the chaotic beauty of the world. This is our greatest asset.

It is not our right to punish one for thinking as he does, no matter how much we disagree.

What is the truth?’ he asked. ‘We place faith in ourselves,’ replied Altaïr (...) ‘We see the world as it really is, and hope that one day all mankind might see the same.’ ‘What is the world, then?’ ‘An illusion,’ replied Altaïr. ‘One we can either submit to – as most do – or transcend.’ ‘And what is it to transcend?’ 'To recognize that laws arise not from divinity, but reason. I understand now that our Creed does not command us to be free.’ And suddenly he really did understand. ‘It commands us to be wise

It is one thing to have a mind that is open. It is quite another to have one so open that the birds can shit into it.

Our Creed does not command us to be free. It commands us to be wise.

These bits of paper are covered with lies. They poison your minds. And so long as they exist, you cannot hope to see the world as it truly is.(...)You turn to them for answers and salvation. (...) You rely more upon them than upon yourselves. This makes you weak and stupid. You trust in words. Drops of ink. Do you ever stop to think of who put them there? Or why? No. You simply accept their words without question. And what if those words speak falsely, as they often do? This is dangerous.

We are what we choose to be.

Learning is knowledge and knowledge is freedom and power. He knew that. He had forgotten that, somehow. But he knew it once more.

They do not learn, fixed in their ways as they are. You are naïve to think otherwise. It’s an illness, Assassin, for which there is but one cure.’ ‘You’re wrong. And that’s why you must be put to rest.’ ‘Am I not unlike those precious books you seek to save? A source of knowledge with which you disagree? Yet you’re rather quick to steal my life.’ ‘A small sacrifice to save many. It is necessary.

Men must be free to do as they believe,” he told Jubair. He withdrew the blade from Jubair’s neck. Blood dripped to the marble. “It is not our right to punish one for thinking what he does, no matter how much we disagree.

Some men cannot be reasoned with.

I wish I could say I'm sorry. But I tend to get what I want.

People have to die for things to change.

What is this that Templars would attend his funeral?

What is truth? he asked We place faith in ourselves, replied Altaïr What is the world then? An illusion, One we can either submit to, like most people do, or transcend from So what does it mean to transcend? he replied To recognize that laws arise not from divinity or power, but from reason. I understand now that our creed doesn’t force us to be free, It forces us to be wiser to those who are challenged by the idea of it