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There are too many small men of envy and ambition who try to disrupt the government of Rome.

4 seconds sound clip from the Ben-Hur (1959) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 03:13:06.767 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Perfect freedom has no existence.

- The grown man knows the world he lives in. And for the present, the world is Rome. Young Arrius, I am sure, will choose it.

- I am Judah Ben-Hur.

- I cross this floor in spoken friendship as I would speak to Arrius.

- But when I go up those stairs, I become the hand of Caesar, ready to crush all those who challenge his authority.

- There are too many small men of envy and ambition who try to disrupt the government of Rome.

- You have become the victor and hero to those people. They look to you, their one true god, as I called you.

- If you stay here, you will find yourself part of this tragedy.

- I am already part of this tragedy.

- Return this to Arrius. I honor him too well to wear it any longer.

- Even for the sake of Arrius, I cannot protect you from personal disaster if you stay here.

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Ben-Hur (1959) Sound Clip

Ben-Hur (1959) film poster

Sound bites of the best quotes from the 1959 film Ben-Hur.

Actors: Charlton Heston (Judah Ben-Hur), Jack Hawkins (Quintus Arrius), Haya Harareet (Esther), Stephen Boyd (Messala), Hugh Griffith (Sheik Ilderim)

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