Julius Caesar Page #5

But do we honor him with that duty?

No.

I'm with Caesar,

we have no bread.

Now are we a great empire or

are we going to be ruled by outlaws?

To perform this commission,

Pompey will have to be given

an army twice the size

of the one Sulla used to take Rome

Have we learned nothing from the past?

I see Rome should go Hungary because Cato

can't find a single man he can trust.

Not any man with an army would take the state.

Not every man is a Sulla.

some men are ruled by circumstances but men

of character bend circumstances to their will.

They make nature behave in such a way that

their will is carried out on this earth.

They defy the elements.

And sometimes defy their own base of nature.

In order to see their ideals come

alive before their eyes.

Pompey is such a man.

Those of you who have lived know one

thing to keep the nation small.

Civil strife.

Tribes fighting tribes rather than

banding together in one arm of power.

As long as we fight in this room

seeking personal victories,

enacting petty revenges,

Rome will stay small!

I propose we put our opinions aside

and let one feeling rule us for a time

The love of Rome.

I propose we put our strengths

together and become a force

The world has never seen.

I propose you let a man...

...a single man,

lead us out of the dark.

I propose Pompey.

All those in favor.

Marcus...

- Julia.

Julia... look at you.

Brutus, wake up and tell Julia

how beautiful she looks.

Beautiful.

- You like it?

All dressed for Pompey's triumph...

Who's going with me?

None of you wants to join

the counsel of Rome?

No offense, father, but do you really think we're

going to trail around with your lecters around.

Rome's greatest general has returned.

And we want to be free to run and follow him...

Run yes, ...run...run

Go and enjoy yourselves.

Come on.

- Thank you Pompus.

Brutus? Arent you going with them?

I want to return this to Apollonius.

- What is this?

'Ah yes the Plato's law... Did you read it?

- Yes.

And?

Plato thinks that democracy is doomed to failure.

He thinks that a state should

be run by a dictator.

A dictator who's become

enlightened through experience and learning.

I don't think Plato would get

along with your uncle Cato.

Brutus! Hurry up!

- Come on!

Hurry and catch up with your friends

or you'll have to come along with me.

See you at the ceremony.

Goodbye, father.

See, See...

Do you know what I want?

Thank you for your kindness.

Let me take care of my son now..

Mother...

- Shh... rest.

Something happened to me there.

It's an affliction no more no less.

Your grandfather suffered the same

spells and lived into old age.

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