The Best Years of Our Lives1946

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.