What is courage?

Bernardo O'Reilly (Charles Bronson) explains what courage really means to him. The Magnificent Seven, 1960

[petermiller]

This is the best description of fatherhood that I’ve heard on the big screen.

[KappaKool]

This is one of the greatest deliveries of the meaning of fatherhood and the role of a husband that I have ever heard. You don't want a medal, or honor or praise. All you want is to keep them safe and do what you can to make them happy; and to see them grow into good adults. Extreme heat; bitter cold; rough winds; snowstorms; thunderstorms; nasty people; tough job; long nights of worry. You do it. Day in, day out. You do your job. You work for them. You pray for them. You take them to school and help them with their homework. You do it for them just like your parents did it for you and for your siblings; and, one night, when you are watching this movie for the umpteenth time, and the lights are out; and the years have gone by, and they are all grown and are out on their own with a reasonable portion of a good life; and Bernardo says these few lines, and you look back, and Bernardo's words at that moment strike to the depths of your soul, maybe the tears will come into your eyes, too. "'They do this because they love you and because they want to...." Bernardo's words are the core meaning of the entire movie.

[davidekstrand]

This is Charles Bronson’s greatest moment.

[howardswanson]

Best scene in this movie if you ask me. A life lesson that stuck with me.

[christophertaylor]

I love this speech, its such a great depiction of fatherhood from such an unexpected source

[litszyeung]

This was my father’s favourite movie.
Now I know.

[tsparkca]

i watch this from time to time... it gives me strength to keep going
surprised this doesn't have more views... maybe that's the problem

[tthurman]

We grew up in a different era these men were my heroes Charles Bronson Eastwood a lot of what they said stuck with you through time too bad children today don't understand what they were saying these movies and these actors really make me miss my father but I was blessed enough to sit and watch these with him these are these are forever My heroes God bless everyone of them

[adx]

Best words ever uttered in a Movie....

[johnanthonyp]

That is good acting. I have a Dad like that. Irish, I was little and laughed about a war between India and Pakistan on TV on a Sunday. I got the most awful smacks. The lecture here reminds me of him telling me off. Sometimes staring at you, sometimes not.

[droidzilla]

It would be cool to also have the follow up scene as he lay dying while the villagers took up their farm tools to fight off the bandits and the children came to him in tears, and he told them, "Look at your fathers. Look how they fight for you."

[AshED]

God i miss this type of writing. Hollywood has forgotten how to write men.

[rishiramkissoon]

ONe of best scenes..wont find this these days

[raulbetancourt]

I hope kids back them appreciate that bronson had told What responsabity is about.

[fananalkathiri]

I never see movie .. Only this i got the best adivice . I remember watch this movie with grandpa😭..

[JamesGower-chzj]

Cannot forget this. Ordinary men and women love their families, work hard pay bills do their stuff. Nothing fancy or extreme or clever just solid love and respect.

[journeymanX]

0:26 i miss the days when that was socially acceptable, same with punching a man out cold who'd insult your honor in public or punching a woman to show she's hysterical or you love her
back when men were f-g men

[owenatkinson]

Watching this scene as a kid may have been what turned me childfree, haha.

[JimmySteller]

Arguably, this film was Charles Bronson's breakout movie, and he was 39 when it was released.

[danieldaniel]

My favorite movies of charles bronson.
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