Be wise, Judah. It's a Roman world. If you want to live in it, you must become part of it.
5 seconds sound clip from the Ben-Hur (1959) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:26:17.126 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- But you and your family need have no concern.
- I'm next in authority to the governor, and you're my friend.
- What have you in common with the rabble that makes trouble here?
- Rabble? They're my people. I'm one of them.
- Be wise, Judah. It's a Roman world. If you want to live in it, you must become part of it.
- I've seen the world since I left Jerusalem. I've seen Rome.
- And I tell you, it is no accident that one small village on the Tiber was chosen to rule the world.
- It wasn't just our legions. Other countries have armies, fine armies. I know, I fought them.
- Oh, no. No, it was fate that chose us to civilize the world. And we have.
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