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And you, the senators, are the heart of Rome.

4 seconds sound clip from the The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:57:29.992 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

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- The end of Rome?

- How does an empire die? Does it collapse in one terrible moment? No. No! But there comes a time when its people no longer believe in it. Then, then does an empire begin to die.

- Fathers of Rome, I have lived under four great emperors. Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus, Marcus Aurelius.

- And during all those years our empire grew. Changed.

- The law of life is grow or die.

- And you, the senators, are the heart of Rome.

- It is through you that the people speak. Speak up! Let the world hear you!

- Let the world know that Rome will not die.

- There are millions like them waiting at our gates. If we do not open these gates they will break them down, and destroy us.

- But instead, let us grow ever bigger, ever greater. Let us take them among us. Let the heart of the empire grow with us.

- Honorable fathers. We have changed the world. Can we not change ourselves?

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The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) Sound Clip

The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) Poster

Memorable quotes from the 1964 film The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964), with sound clips in WAV and MP3 formats.

Actors: Alec Guinness (Marcus Aurelius), Christopher Plummer (Commodus), Sophia Loren (Lucilla), Stephen Boyd (Livius), James Mason (Timonides)

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