Prefect Quotes in The Last Days of Pompeii (1935)

Prefect: What do you keep behind these locks and bolts?

Marcus: My fortune, excellency. It's a safe place.

Burbix: Would the prefect like to inspect the barbarians - the Britons who are to fight tomorrow?

Marcus: Yes.

[to the prefect]

Marcus: Captives from Agricola's campaign.

Prefect: I wonder why we Romans trouble ourselves with that wretched island? After it's conquered, what good is it?

Marcus: Don't you believe we can ever civilize the Britons?

Prefect: Those people? They'll always be barbarians. What will they ever do?

[last lines]

Prefect: There's a bit of a monster in all of us... especially where there's fear.