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Clips from Ben-Hur

"In the year of our Lord..."
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"...Judea, for nearly a century, had lain under the mastery of Rome."
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"In the seventh year of the reign ofAugustus Caesar..."
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"...an imperial decree ordered every Judean..."
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"...each to return to his place of birth..."
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"... to be counted and taxed."
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"Converging ways of many of them led to their capital city, Jerusalem..."
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"... the troubled heart of their land."
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"The old city was dominated by the fortress ofAntonia..."
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"... the seat of Roman power..."
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"...and by the great golden temple..."
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"... the outward sign of an inward and imperishable faith."
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"Even while they obeyed the will of Caesar..."
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"... the people clung proudly to their ancient heritage..."
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"...always remembering the promise of their prophets..."
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"... that one day there would be born among them a redeemer..."
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"... to bring them salvation and perfect freedom."
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"You'll be counted at Hebron."
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"-Name? -Samuel."
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"-What city? -Joppa."
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"-What family? -Michael."
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"-Move on. Move on. -Yes."
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"-Name? -Joseph."
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"-What city? -Nazareth."
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"-What family? -David of Bethlehem."
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"And the woman?"
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"My wife."
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"Move on. You'll be counted at Bethlehem."
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"Come on, come on."
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"What village is this?"
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"Nazareth."
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"We should arrive in Jerusalem tomorrow night."
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"You're not watching the soldiers, Joseph?"
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"We've seen Romans before."
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"Yes. . ."
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". . .and we will see them again."
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"My table is not finished."
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"Where is your son?"
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"He's walking in the hills."
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"He neglects his work, Joseph."
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"No."
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"Once, I reproached him with forgetting his work. He said to me:"
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""I must be about my father's business. ""
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"Then why isn't he here, working?"
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"He's working."
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"Trumpeters of the legion!"
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"Welcome, Messala."
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"The command is yours."
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"Thank you."
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"Thank you for relieving me."
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"Drusus. . ."
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". . .when I was a boy, I dreamed of commanding this garrison."
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"Now the wheel has turned."
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"I am in command."
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"Attention!"
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"Aisle one, face right!"
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"Forward!"
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"I'd forgotten the heat."
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"If it were only the heat."
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"I lived here until I was 1 4. Jerusalem was my home."
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"-My father was head of-- -Yes, I know."
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"Your father is well-remembered. Fine governor."
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"If there can be such a thing in this forsaken land."
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"If you want to rise, Sextus, do the difficult."
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"I asked to be sent here."
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"You'll find the people changed since you were a boy."
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"In what way?"
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"Oh, won't pay their taxes, an irrational resentment of Rome. . . ."
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"There's nothing new in all that."
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"And then there's religion. I tell you, they're drunk with religion."
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"They smash the statues of our gods, even those of the emperor."
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"Punish them."
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"We do."
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"When we can find them."
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"Find the leaders."
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"You don't know. There's nothing you can put your finger on."
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"There are strange forces at work here."
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"This "messiah" business--"
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"I know. There was one predicted when I was a boy."
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"A king of the Jews, who will lead them into some sort of anti-Roman paradise."
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"Makes your head spin."
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"There's a wild man in the desert named John. . ."
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". . .who drowns people in water."
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"And a carpenter's son who does magic tricks. "Miracles" they call them."
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"There's always a rabble-rouser stirring up trouble."
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"No, no, no. This man is different."
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"He teaches that God is near, in every man."
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"It's actually quite profound, some of it."
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"You've been too long away from Rome."
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"Go back, Sextus."
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"Go to Capri. Bathe, rest, lie by the sea. . ."
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". . .and forget that God is in every man."
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"-There is divinity in only one man. -Yes, I know."
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"The emperor is displeased."
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"He wishes Judea made into a more obedient and disciplined province."
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"He's ordered me to restore order. I shall carry out his wishes."
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"How? You can break a man's skull, arrest him, throw him into a dungeon."
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"But how do you control this? How do you fight an idea?"
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"Especially a new idea."
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"There's a Jew outside. He wants to see the tribune Messala."
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"I assume he has a name."
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"-He says he's a prince, Judah Ben-Hur. -Then treat him like one!"
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"Tell him I will join him."
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"Yes, tribune."
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"Centurion!"
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"This was his country before it was ours."
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"Don't forget that."
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"Yes, tribune."
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"Very wise. This Ben-Hur is the richest man in Jerusalem."
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"And the head of one of the greatest families in Judea."
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"We were friends as boys."
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"We were like brothers."
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"Sextus. . ."
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". . .you ask how to fight an idea."
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"Well, I'll tell you how."
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"With another idea."
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"I said I'd come back."
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"I never thought you would."
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"I'm so glad."
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"-Look at you. -Look at you!"
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