TN 127 - Democracy, Public Budget and the “Sword of Damocles”

The “Sword of Damocles” is one of the most famous expressions used to allude to the responsibility hovering over the shoulders of government authorities. It refers to a ancient Greek myth in which a courtier, having had the chance to sit on the throne for one day, regrets having envied the fortunes of this position once he saw the sword hovering above his head, suspended by a single horsehair.

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