The beating heart of Rome is not the marble of the Senate. It's the sand of the Colosseum.

— Senator Gracchus (Derek Jacobi)

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9 seconds sound clip from the Gladiator (2000) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:09:41 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

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- The whole of Rome would be laughing at him, if they weren't so afraid of his Praetorians.

- Fear and wonder. A powerful combination.

- You really think the people are going to be seduced by that?

- I think he knows what Rome is. Rome is the mob.

- Conjure magic for them, and they'll be distracted. Take away their freedom, and still they'll roar.

- The beating heart of Rome is not the marble of the Senate. It's the sand of the Colosseum.

- He'll bring them death, and they will love him for it.

- All you do is kill, kill, kill. The crowd don't want a butcher, they want a hero. We want them to keep coming back. So don't just hack them to pieces, remember you are an entertainer.

- So entertain!

(CROWD CHEERING)

[...]

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