COMMENT Those who occupy high public positions must realise that it is not just fame or prestige that go along with these, but the perils associated with them.

In other words, high and exalted public positions carry with them a high degree of accountability and responsibility towards the public.

When King Dionysius offered his position to Damocles, he also said that he would arrange a huge sword to hang above the throne in case the latter misrules the country...