Person of Interest (TV Series)

A House Divided (2014)

John Doman: Senator Ross Garrison

Quotes 

• Control : You want me to help Greer, the man who stole Samaritan from me?

  Senator Ross Garrison : Let's put your ego aside for a moment, shall we?

  Control : Ross, I know that Samaritan is an excellent plan B. I just don't like having to pay for something that belongs to me in the first place.

• John Greer : Samaritan is not for sale, Senator. Decima will retain ownership. We will provide you the critical information.

  Senator Ross Garrison : You want me to give a private corporation access to the government feeds, to 300 million Americans; just so you can sell the information back to us?

  John Greer : Samaritan is far superior to your last endeavor. It'll answer all your questions, it won't create riddles. There'll be no numbers to sort through. No uncertainties about culpability. Just pure unfettered information.

  Senator Ross Garrison : Why would we agree to that? If we don't own the system, what exactly do we get?

  John Greer : Plausible deniability. Samaritan is privately owned by a third party, one that can shoulder the blame for your next civil liberties scandal.

  Senator Ross Garrison : And if I say no?

  John Greer : Those are my terms, Senator. You must ask yourself this. Do you wanna prevent acts of terror or do you wanna stay in the dark and watch your country burn?

• John Greer : Quite the winter we're having.

  Senator Ross Garrison : I don't suppose you're here to sell me on global climate change.

  John Greer : Hmm. It would be nice if we could prepare for the future instead of trying to clean up after the past.

  Senator Ross Garrison : I'm meeting with the president's intelligence adviser today.

  John Greer : Use the beta test results to convince them. Samaritan is a sleeping giant. We need those feeds to awaken it.