“I see a beautiful city. And a brilliant people, rising from this...” – Jim Gordon, The Dark Knight Rises ... Movie Quotes Database

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Jim Gordon

[eulogy at Bruce Wayne's funeral]

I see a beautiful city. And a brilliant people, rising from this abyss. I see the lives, for which I lay down my life - peaceful, useful, prosperous and happy. I see that I hold a sanctuary in their hearts, and in the hearts of their descendants, generations hence. It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to, than I have ever known.

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