Well, the past, man's past, is mainly a grim struggle for survival. But there have been moments when a few voices have spoken up and these rare moments have made the history of man, man's past, a glorious thing.
— H. George Wells (Rod Taylor)
23 seconds sound clip from the The Time Machine (1960) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:09:07 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- What about yourself? The past? Don't you people ever speak of the past?
- Do they ever wonder about the future?
- I refuse to believe it's dead and gone.
- We've had our dark ages before and this is just another one of them.
- All it needs is someone to show you the way out.
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