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He reigns over the hearts and minds of men
in the name ofjustice and charity.
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And are these virtues
not to be found in our empire?
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Was itjustice, or was it charity
that gave me my orders
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when l put him to death on the cross?
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You put him to death?
:35:18
Then why are you risking your life for him?
:35:21
l owe him more than my life.
:35:25
- He forgave me my crime against him.
- Crime?
:35:29
Do you maintain that it's a crime
for a Roman soldier to obey his orders?
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The empire is governed by men.
:35:36
Men sometimes make mistakes. And this
was the greatest mistake ever made by Rome.
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So, the empire makes mistakes.
:35:45
And perhaps the emperor
himself makes mistakes?
:35:48
Sire,
:35:51
it is l who am on trial here, not you.
:35:59
What's that thing you're holding?
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His robe. He wore it to the cross.
:36:04
Let me see it.
:36:08
No. l remember. lt's bewitched.
:36:11
- No, sire.
- You. Take it.
:36:14
- Destroy it.
- Sire, may l keep it?
:36:24
Sorcery too.
:36:26
Did you think it would protect you here?
:36:30
- No, sire.
- Tell me, Tribune.
:36:32
Do you expect us to believe stories that
Jesus could heal by the touch of his hand,
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make the crippled walk
and the blind see again?
:36:41
lt makes no difference whether
you believe them or not, sire.
:36:45
All that matters is that there's no story
that he ever made anyone blind,
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no story that he made anyone a cripple,
:36:52
or ever raised his hand except to heal.
:36:55
Sire, if you'd had the chance l had,
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to talk with those who knew him,
to learn what was in his heart...