Zeitgeist was not meant to be entirely factual, because many things discussed in the movie are of such complexity that Americans and those who have never known any history other than western history cannot digest these concepts without a little fluff added into them. This quote exemplifies wilson's regret for having been part of a system which stripped the american people away from their sovereignty and away from the principles which founded this once great nation. Zeitgeist is a mind opener for the narrow minded, a doorway to the esoteric...and meant to give reference points for the individual who has been completely brainwashed by the american history books. Look at wilson's early career... professor at WESLEYAN university, home of secret society Skull and Serpent.. anyone ever been there? its an underground building with a facade that reads 1865-1913 on the front... hmm 1865? end of civil war... 1913? establishment of the FED... maybe we need to read a lil more folks before we think we know.