Disappointed in the turn the Garlean Empire has taken

[Iscah]

I mean, that's why Cid left, because he wanted to stay true to the Garlean motto "Freedom through technology" when the rest of the Garleans where wanting to gain power and subjugation through any means necessary (Which has recently involved trying to bypass their inherent inability to manipulate Aether...)

Is that a Garlean motto? Unless it's been borrowed by the Ironworks and I'm not aware of the original conversation, it seems to be just for them.

From A Performance For the Ages:

CID
Wedge, do you recall our company's creed?

WEDGE
Y-Yes, Chief! It's, um, “Freedom through Technology”?

CID
Exactly. Freedom. When we forsook our homeland, we swore that we would have no truck with machines that could be used to promote tyranny.