Admiral Nelson Quotes in Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)

Admiral Nelson: Alvarez... are you saying that Man must accept destruction even though it's in his power to prevent it?

Alvarez: It's not for us to judge, Admiral.

Admiral Nelson: Not to judge, maybe; but we can reason. If God ordains that Man should die without a fight, then why does He give us the will to live?

[last lines]

Admiral Nelson: Full speed for home, Lee.

Capt. Lee Crane: Aye, aye, sir.

Admiral Nelson: Well, Lee, it's been a long, tough haul from conception to execution, but, my boy, we've done it.

Capt. Lee Crane: *You've* done it, sir. You know, it bears out what you taught us at Annapolis: that "The wild dreams of today are the practical realities of tomorrow."

Admiral Nelson: I'm glad you remembered one of my more temperate quotes. Some of our colleagues haven't been quite so diplomatic.