How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.
Quote #7
MUFFLEY: I will not go down in history as the greatest mass murderer since Adolph Hitler!
Here's a question for you: what's the difference between a nuclear first strike and mass murder? Would lighting up the Soviets during the Cold War have been nay more justified than Hitler's slaughter?
Quote #8
MUFFLEY: Gentlemen, you can't fight in here. This is the War Room!
Probably more than any other line, this one sums up the absurdity of war. The juxtaposition of the trivial and the deadly serious provides a lot of the humor in this film.
Quote #9
MUFFLEY: The doomsday machine? What is that?
DESADESKI: A device which will destroy all human and animal life on earth.
When the nuclear bomb was first dropped on Japan near the end of WWII, it was the most destructive weapon yet built by humans. It can't compete with the Doomsday Machine. Even worse, the Doomsday Machine is completely automated; it can't be turned off or be re-programmed once it's activated. No second chances. That's gotta be the ultimate tech nightmare, even worse than having no un-send feature in your email program.