BY CONNOR MORTELL
The Sword of Damocles Hangs Over Every Property Owner
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icero once wrote of a courtier by the name of Damocles, who served in the court of King Dionysius. After acknowledging his envy of the king’s lifestyle, Dionysius challenged Damocles to take on the throne for himself. At first, Damocles was taken by the
royal lifestyle. However, during one of his feasts, Dionysius hung a sword above Damocles that was held by a single horsehair. The fear that this thin hair would eventually succumb to the weight of the sword, fall and kill him became too much, and as a result, Damocles begged Dionysius to remove him from this position of power.
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