A scene from The Best Years of Our Lives 1946
Rob

Say, you were at Hiroshima, weren't you Dad?..Well, did you happen to notice any of the effects of radioactivity on the people who survived the blast?

Al

No, I didn't. Should I have?

Rob

We've been having lectures in atomic energy at school, and Mr. McLaughlin, he's our physics teacher, he says that we've reached a point where the whole human race has either got to find a way to live together, or else uhm...

Al

Or else...?

Rob

That's right. Or else. Because when you combine atomic energy with jet propulsion and radar and guided missiles, just think of the...

Al

I've seen nothing. I should have stayed home and found out what was really going on. What's happened to this family? All this atomic energy and scientific efficiency.

Peggy

Nice to have you around, dad. You'll get us back to normal.

Al

Or maybe go nuts myself.

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