I'd hoped to take back the knowledge and the advancement that mankind had made. Instead, I find vegetables.
9 seconds sound clip from the The Time Machine (1960) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:06:21 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- As a matter of fact, I'm from right here.
- That's where my house used to be many thousands of years ago.
- Right there. That was my library. Where I once sat talking with friends about the time machine.
- You know, I'd hoped to learn such a great deal.
- The human race reduced to living vegetables.
- Yes.
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