We owe it to the brain of our species to stand here and die without destroying a source of wisdom.
7 seconds sound clip from the The Thing from Another World movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:17:24 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- What can we learn from that thing, except a quicker way to die?
- It doesn't matter what happens to us. Nothing counts except our thinking.
- We fought our way into nature, we've split the atom.
- Yes, and that sure made the world happy, didn't it?
- We owe it to the brain of our species to stand here and die without destroying a source of wisdom.
- Civilization has given us orders!
- Get him out of here. Come on!
- Oh, you fool. You'll never hurt it. It's wiser.
- Captain, I'm getting a reaction from the Geiger counter.
- Watch it. Tell us any change.
[...]
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