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The idea of willingly going to school to spend my life at a Paleozoic pastime that should have disappeared with the thunder lizards, I'm referring to war. That strikes me as the worst cowardice of all, being spiritually yellow.

15 seconds sound clip from the The Atomic Submarine movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:22:08 in the DVD version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- You said it. I didn't.

- Well, wearing a uniform doesn't bestow an automatic monopoly on courage, Commander.

- It just so happens I'm not a coward, physical or mental. And before I'd risk my father's life...

- We're all risking our lives.

- That may be, but Dad stays where he is, and I'm staying here.

- Oh, you are a mixed-up oddball, aren't you?

- Well, perhaps.

- The idea of willingly going to school to spend my life at a Paleozoic pastime that should have disappeared with the thunder lizards, I'm referring to war. That strikes me as the worst cowardice of all, being spiritually yellow.

- You mean nothing's worth fighting for?

- Peace. The dignity of man, destiny of human spirit. Now, you show me a man who says you win these fighting wars, and I'll show you an idiot.

- Oh, you talk like so many young men I've known. You talk well. Literately, intelligently, even brilliantly sometime, but you're all talk. What do you do about your ideas, your ideals?

- You mentioned my uniform. These are my work clothes. They represent what I'm willing to do, how hard I'm willing to work for what I believe in.

- I doubt your willingness for anything, except talk about what you're against. That talk darn near killed your father.

[...]

The Atomic Submarine Sound Clip

The Atomic Submarine

Memorable lines from The Atomic Submarine (1959 film), featuring audio clips and sfx.

Actors: Arthur Franz (Commander "Reef" Holloway), Dick Foran (Commander Dan Wendover)

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