Drusus, as a boy I dreamed of commanding this garrison. And now the wheel has turned. Now, I am in command.
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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.
Messala: Look to the West, Judah! Don't be a fool, look to Rome!Judah Ben-Hur: I would rather be a fool than a traitor... or a killer!Messala: I am a soldier!Judah Ben-Hur: Yes! Who kills! For Rome! Rome is evil!Messala: I warn you...Judah Ben-Hur: No! I warn you! Rome is an affront to God! Rome is strangling my people and my country, the whole Earth! But not forever. I tell you the day Rome falls there will be a shout of freedom such as the world has never heard before!