How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.
Quote #10
TURGIDSON: Doctor, you mentioned the ration of ten women to each man. Now, wouldn't that necessitate the abandonment of the so-called monogamous sexual relationship, I mean, as far as men were concerned?
STRANGELOVE: Regrettably, yes. But it is, you know, a sacrifice required for the future of the human race.
The guys in the War Room seem all to ready to make this supreme sacrifice. Is there a version of this that doesn't turn into women being totally controlled by men? Kubrick is spot-on in his satirical depiction of how women are often viewed as sex objects and passive recipients of men's "power." You can practically see Buck Turgidson salivating in this scene, though he's trying to appear just interested.
Quote #11
KONG: Stay on the bomb run boys. I'm goin' to get them doors open if it harelips everybody on Bear Creek.
The ultimate destructive power in the film is given to this down-home good ol' cowboy, who seems like an honest soldier who just does what he's told. He actually enjoys the ride down with the bomb—making the supreme sacrifice for his country and driving home Kubrick's point about the absurdity of the whole business.