Now listen to me, all of you. You are all condemned men. We keep you alive to serve this ship. So row well, and live.
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Judah Ben-Hur: If I cannot persuade them, that does not mean I will help you... murder them. Besides, you must understand this, Messala. I believe in the past of my people, *and* in their future.Messala: Future? You are a conquered people!Judah Ben-Hur: You may conquer the land; you may slaughter the people. But that is not the end. We will rise again.
No, it was fate that chose us to civilize the world. And we have. Our roads and ships connect every corner of the earth. Roman law, architecture, literature are the glory of the human race.
Drusus, as a boy I dreamed of commanding this garrison. And now the wheel has turned. Now, I am in command.