The Avengers (TV Series)
The Cybernauts (1965)
Michael Gough: Dr. Armstrong
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Quotes
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John Steed : [Emma is under attack from a Cybernaut] Mrs. Peel, throw me the pen! The pen, throw it me!
[Emma does so; the Cybernaut turns to follow the pen]
John Steed : It's a short wave device, works like a guided missile.
Emma Peel : Well get rid of it then!
John Steed : Don't worry, I will.
[turns corner to find Armstrong and another Cybernaut coming at him]
Dr. Clement Armstrong : That won't help you, Steed, this one has a brain of its own.
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Dr. Clement Armstrong : That's the trouble with man. Such an impulsive creature. Cannot cope with crises. Today, one wrong decision, one simple error could bring complete destruction.
John Steed : I suppose you have an answer, doctor.
Dr. Clement Armstrong : There, Mr. Steed: The electronic brain. Oh, not this one, but I have the blueprint here
[touches his temple]
Dr. Clement Armstrong : , a small computer built with these new circuit elements, incapable of a wrong decision.
John Steed : And what's the end product? The perfect politician?
Dr. Clement Armstrong : Exactly. Government by automation.
John Steed : Sounds like an electronic dictatorship.
Dr. Clement Armstrong : It's the only solution.
John Steed : I'd say that was up to the voters. They might disagree.
Dr. Clement Armstrong : Once I get delivery from Harachi, an army of cybernauts is only a matter of time.
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Dr. Clement Armstrong : Benson, you are employed to take orders, not give them. I may be confined to this chair, but I'm perfectly capable of dealing with Mr. Steed.
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Dr. Clement Armstrong : Correctly programmed, the machine could answer questions on finance, science, even military and political matters. It could supplant the human brain entirely.
John Steed : Is this for publication?
Dr. Clement Armstrong : I'm theorizing, of course. The problem is size, but with the development of new circuit elements, it could only be a matter...
[buzzer interrupts]
Dr. Clement Armstrong : Excuse me.
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John Steed : Is this your idea of progress?
Dr. Clement Armstrong : The ultimate in human achievements.
John Steed : Human? A cybernetic police state? Push-button bobbies? Automated martinis? Remote-controlled olives? No, I think I'll stick to good old flesh and blood.
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John Steed : Well, that kind of music wasn't composed by a computer.
Dr. Clement Armstrong : It will be in time.