- Bring him to me alive.
- But he is the heart of the barbarians.
- Then bring me the heart of the barbarians. I wish to speak with him.
- Speak with him?

— Marcus Aurelius (Alec Guinness)

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9 seconds sound clip from the The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:07:24.834 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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[...]

- It seems that every governor, every king in the whole empire is waiting in the valley below.

- I invited them here for a particular purpose. I've also asked my son, Commodus. Your great friend, Commodus.

- Tell me of your last campaign in these barbarian forests.

- Two or three times, we thought we had Balimar, their leader, but each time he was able to get away.

- A few days longer, Caesar, we'll bring you his head.

- No, Livius, please don't bring me his head. I wouldn't know what to do with it.

- Bring him to me alive.

- But he is the heart of the barbarians.

- Then bring me the heart of the barbarians. I wish to speak with him.

- Speak with him?

- Rome has existed for a thousand years.

- It is time we find peaceful ways to live with those you call barbarians, so bring me this Balimar alive, and quickly.

- There was a rumor that Lucilla was here. Lucilla, Caesar's daughter.

- Ah yes, Caesar's daughter.

- As the dove fears the eagle, as the lamb fears the wolf, so is my heart heavy with fear.

[...]

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