“You can break a man's skull. You can arrest him. You can throw him...” – Sextus, Ben-Hur ... Movie Quotes Database

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A scene from Ben-Hur 1959

Sextus

You can break a man's skull. You can arrest him. You can throw him into a dungeon. But how do you fight an idea?

Messala

Sextus, you ask how to fight an idea. Well, I'll tell you how... with another idea!

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Sextus André Morell

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