"Thirty-five standard years ago, I became the last guardian of an Ancient Order that thrived for a thousand generations. During that time, no evil dared challenge its power, no honest being ever questioned its integrity. Yet fall it did brought low by the treachery of a Sith Lord who disguised himself as a friend and an ally. Only a handful of Masters survived, hiding in deserts and swamps so that the bright light that was the Jedi Order was not extinguished. Under the guidance of those two Jedi Masters, I became the instrument of the Jedi's return, and I have dedicated myself to rekindling the light of their Order. Ours may be a smaller, paler beacon than the one that once lit the way for the Old Republic, but it has been growing, both in size and in brilliance."

?Luke addressing the New Jedi Order