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When he said that 50 years ago, he might have been right.

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

You can hear this line at 00:23:24 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- And when they realize there is no possibility of recalling the wing, there will be only one course of action open.

- Total commitment.

- Do you recall what Clemenceau once said about war?

- Uh, no, I don't think I do, sir, no.

- He said war was too important to be left to the generals.

- When he said that 50 years ago, he might have been right.

- But today... war is too important to be left to politicians. They have neither the time, the training nor the inclination for strategic thought.

- I can no longer sit back and allow communist infiltration, communist indoctrination, communist subversion and the international communist conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids.

- Staines, is everybody here?

- Mr. President, the secretary of state is in Vietnam, the secretary of defense is in Laos and the vice-president is in Mexico City.

- We can establish contact with them at any time if it's necessary.

[...]

Dr. Strangelove Sound Clip

Dr. Strangelove cover

Sound clips of the best quotes and sound fx from the Dr. Strangelove (1964) movie soundboard. All the audio clips are in wav and mp3 format.

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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