Who said "Death is the only democracy we all must face."?

This quote is attributed to Merovingian.

Death is the only democracy we all must face. - Merovingian

"Death is the only democracy we all must face."

Merovingian Death

"The purpose of a system is what it does."

"Choice is an illusion created between those with power and those without."

"You see, I am a trafficker of information. I know things."

"But what is the Matrix but a system, yes? And all systems have rules."

"Death doesn't scare me anymore."

"Death and I are old friends."

"Welcome to my world."

"Death is just the beginning."