"In the First World War, and for the first time in the history of man, nations combined to fight against nations using…"

"[opening lines] No one would have believed, in the middle of the 20th century, that human affairs were being watched …"

"[last lines] The Martians had no resistance to the bacteria in our atmosphere to which we have long since become immu…"

"Those shells can't get through to them. They've put up some sort of electromagnetic covering, a protective blister."

"We know now we can't beat their machines. We've got to beat them."

"They'll probably move at dawn."

"According to intelligence from other nations, they're working toward some kind of plan. Now, what it may be isn't cle…"

"Guns, tanks, bombs - they're like toys against them!"

"Col. Heffner: [last words before being disintegrated.] Everybody out of here! Everybody out! The Air Force will take …"

"The Martians had calculated their descent upon our Earth with amazing perfection and subtlety. As more of their cylin…"