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Balthasar is a good man. But until all men are like him, we must keep our swords bright!
Judah Ben-Hur:
And our intentions true! So I must leave you.
Sheik Ilderim:
One last thought: There is no law in the arena; many are killed... I hope to see you again, Judah Ben-Hur.
Judah Ben-Hur:
I must deal with Messala in my own way.
Balthasar:
And your way is to kill him.
[Judah's reaction indicates Balthasar is correct, as Sheik Ilderim looks on with dismay]
Balthasar:
I see this terrible thing in your eyes, Judah Ben-Hur, but no matter what this man has done to you, you have no right to take his life. He will be punished inevitably.
Judah Ben-Hur:
I don't believe in miracles.
Balthasar:
Your whole life is a miracle! Why will you not accept God's judgement?
Sheik Ilderim:
You think you can treat my horses like animals?
Judah Ben-Hur:
He gave me water, and the heart to live. What has he done to merit this?
Balthasar:
He has taken the world of our sins onto Himself. To this end He said He was born, in that stable, where I first saw Him. For this cause, He came into the world.
Judah Ben-Hur:
For this death?
Balthasar:
For this beginning.
Sheik Ilderim:
One God, that I can understand; but one wife? That is not civilized.
[nudges Judah]
Sheik Ilderim:
It is not generous!
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.
Miriam:
As though He were carrying in that Cross the pain of the world.
[whispers]
Miriam:
So fearful.
Tirzah:
And yet why is it... I'm not afraid anymore?
Quintus Arrius:
You're either for me or against me.
Judah Ben-Hur:
I am against you!
[on Arrius' orders, the guard has removed the chain from Judah's shackles prior to the battle]
Rower No. 42:
Forty-one, why did he do that?
Judah Ben-Hur:
I don't know. Once before, a man helped me. I didn't know why then.
Judah Ben-Hur:
Almost at the moment He died, I heard Him say, "Father, forgive them for they know not what they do."
Esther:
Even then.
Judah Ben-Hur:
Even then. And I felt His voice take the sword out of my hand.
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Paths of Glory - 1957
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