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Mr. President, we are rapidly approaching a moment of truth, both for ourselves as human beings and for the life of our nation.

11 seconds sound clip from the Dr. Strangelove movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:33:45 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Now, six, an unofficial study which we undertook of this eventuality indicated that we would destroy ninety percent of their nuclear capabilities.

- We would, therefore, prevail and suffer only modest and acceptable civilian casualties from their remaining force, which would be badly damaged and uncoordinated.

- General, it is the avowed policy of our country never to strike first with nuclear weapons.

- Well, Mr. President, I would say that General Ripper has already invalidated that policy.

- That was not an act of national policy and there are still alternatives left open to us.

- Mr. President, we are rapidly approaching a moment of truth, both for ourselves as human beings and for the life of our nation.

- Now, truth is not always a pleasant thing.

- But it is necessary now to make a choice, to choose between two admittedly regrettable, but nevertheless distinguishable postwar environments.

- One, where you got 20 million people killed and the other where you got 150 million people killed.

- You're talking about mass murder, General, not war.

- Mr. President, I'm not saying we wouldn't get our hair mussed.

[...]

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Actors: Peter Sellers (Group Captain Lionel Mandrake, President Merkin Muffley, Dr. Strangelove), George C. Scott (General Buck Turgidson), Sterling Hayden (General Jack D. Ripper), Slim Pickens (Major T. J. "King" Kong)

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