“This is the Alpha and Omega bomb. It can destroy not only Ape City...” – Mendez, Battle for the Planet of the Apes ... Movie Quotes Database

Mendez

This is the Alpha and Omega bomb. It can destroy not only Ape City, but the entire Earth. Activate it and we become nothing. Leave it and its very presence will ensure that at least we remain something, and may become something better. It must never be exploded. It must be respected, even venerated, for one of its ancestors made us what we are. And what we are shall, from this day forward, be called beautiful.

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