Yes, but how? You can break a man's skull, you can arrest him, you throw him into a dungeon. But how do you control what's up here? How do you fight an idea? Especially a new idea.
9 seconds sound clip from the Ben-Hur (1959) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:20:09.859 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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- You've been too long away from Rome. Go back, Sextus. Go to Capri.
- Bathe, rest, lie by the sea, and forget that God is in every man.
- There is divinity in only one man.
- The emperor is displeased. He wishes Judea made into a more obedient and disciplined province.
- He has ordered the new governor and me to restore order. I intend to carry out his wishes.
- There's a Jew outside. He wants to see the tribune Messala.
- He says he's a prince, Prince Judah Ben-Hur.
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