- It may mean the salvation of a civilization.
- Their salvation doesn't interest me! Mine does.

— Sydney Stanton (John Hoyt), Dr. Cole Hendron (Larry Keating)

civilizationethicsjohn hoytlarry keatingmoralitysalvationselfishnesssurvival

5 seconds sound clip from the When Worlds Collide (1951) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:27:55.040 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- What about this Noah's ark? Will it get to that new planet?

- In theory. On the calculation of some engineers, such a flight is possible.

- Two of your observatory trustees, Marsden and Spiro, tell me that you have an equipped campsite, but you need money to finish building the ship.

- A great deal of money. Millions.

- Amounts don't stagger me.

- I'm just weighing the percentages. Your word against the word of other astronomers, Wilson, Ottinger, Zenta. I've talked to them. They think you're a crackpot.

- I know.

- It will mean liquidating some of my business interests.

- It may mean the salvation of a civilization.

- Their salvation doesn't interest me! Mine does.

- I'm no humanitarian like your friends, Marsden and Spiro. I just don't relish dying.

- What are the chances of existence on this new planet?

- We don't know. We can only hope they're good.

- Millions for theories.

- The end of the world is no theory to us.

- If I thought it was, I wouldn't be here.

- All right, I'll pay for the rest of your ark.

- Splendid.

- One thing, I select the people who'll go with us.

[...]

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When Worlds Collide (1951) Sound Clip

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Actors: Richard Derr (David Randall), Barbara Rush (Joyce Hendron), Peter Hansen (Dr. Tony Drake), John Hoyt (Sydney Stanton), Larry Keating (Dr. Cole Hendron)

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