Commodus : Quintus, sword!Commodus : Give me your sword!Commodus : Sword, give me a sword!Quintus : Sheathe your swords! Sheathe your swords!
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Maximus : You don't find it hard to do your duty?Cicero : Sometimes I do what I want to do. The rest of the time, I do what I have to.
Commodus : I think I understand my own people.Gracchus : Then perhaps Caesar will be so good as to teach us, out of his own extensive experience?Commodus : I call it love, Gracchus. The people are my children, I am their father. I shall hold them to my bosom and embrace them tightly...Gracchus : Have you ever embraced someone dying of plague, sire?Commodus : No, but if you interrupt me again, I assure you that you will.
Gracchus : And after your glorious coup, what then? You take your five thousand and... leave?Maximus : Yes, I will leave. The soldiers will stay here for your protection, under the guidance of the Senate.Gracchus : So, after Rome's all yours, you just give it back to the people. Tell me why.Maximus : Because that was a dying man's last wish. I will kill Commodus. The fate of Rome, I leave to you.Gracchus : Marcus Aurelius trusted you. His daughter trusts you. I will trust you. Give me two days, and I will purchase your freedom. And you, stay alive, or I'll be dead.