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Damocles [a] is a character who appears in a (likely apocryphal) anecdote commonly referred to as "the sword of Damocles", [1] [2] an allusion to the imminent and ever-present peril faced by those in positions of power.
The Tusculan Disputations is the locus classicus of the legend of the Sword of Damocles, [16] as well as of the sole mention of cultura animi as an agricultural metaphor for human culture. [17] [18] Cicero also mentions disapprovingly Amafinius, one of the first Latin writers on philosophy in Rome.
"Sword of Damocles" is a song by Rufus Wainwright, released in October 2018. Wainwright made the song available for purchase after a premiere performance on The Late Late Show with James Corden on October 18, with a portion of proceeds benefiting voter registration efforts.
Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer said the Media Bill puts ‘protection of our free press’ at its core.
The Sword of Damocles, a 1920 British silent film directed by George Ridgwell; Sword of Damocles, a super weapon in the 1996 movie Escape from L.A. "Sword of Damocles" marking each of the kings in the Japanese TV series K "Sword of Damocles", the ninth episode of Survivor 45.
Damocles was a legendary Greek figure. Damocles may also refer to: 5335 Damocles, an asteroid; Damocles, a 1990 science fiction videogame; Oroxylum indicum, a flowering plant also known as the "tree of Damocles" Damocles (targeting pod), a French laser designator and forward looking infrared pod used on military aircraft
The idea—similar to the 1st century BC parable of the Sword of Damocles and the medieval principle of noblesse oblige—is that power cannot simply be enjoyed for its privileges alone but necessarily makes its holders morally responsible both for what they choose to do with it and for what they fail to do with it.
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