“I wanted your help. Now you have given it to me. By making this...” – Messala, Ben-Hur ... Movie Quotes Database

[to Judah]

I wanted your help. Now you have given it to me. By making this example of you, I discourage treason. By condemning, without hesitation, an old friend, I shall be feared.

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