Blessed Father, watch over my wife and son with a ready sword. Whisper to them, I live only to hold them again.
— Maximus Decimus Meridius (Russell Crowe)
10 seconds sound clip from the Gladiator (2000) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:31:49 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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- Yes. Lucius. He'll be nearly eight years old.
- My son is also nearly eight.
- I thank you for your prayers.
- Ancestors, I ask for your guidance.
- Blessed Mother, come to me with the gods' desire for my future.
- Ancestors, I honor you, and will try to live with the dignity you have taught me.
- Cicero.
- Do you ever find it hard to do your duty?
- Sometimes I do what I want to do. The rest of the time, I do what I have to.
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