It is a word which means a moral obligation corresponding to the high social status. It started from the moral consciousness and initiative public spirit of nobles and the king in early Roman days.
In early Roman society, tradition was strong such as donations and contribution of high class of society to the public business. These acts was recognized as being honor as well as a duty and was done competitively voluntary. In particular, it is more robust that the tradition of high class such as noble to participate in the war.
It is known as because nobles were victimized a lot in the lasted battle, during the 500 years since Rome founded, the occupied proportion of noble in the Senate significantly reduced in one fifteenth. Rome was able to secure its position as the leader of the ancient world thanks to be indebted to initiative and sacrifice of these nobles.
Until the modern and contemporary, these moral awareness has been considered the best way to solve the conflict between classes. In particular, More than anything, willingness and initiative attitude of high class is necessary in order to integrate the people and exhibit their full potential facing a national crisis such as war.
In fact, in World War II and World War I, more than 2,000 of Eton College were killed from the higher layer children of Britain was attending. Andrew, second son of Queen of England, entered the war as a pilot of combat helicopter at the time of the Falkland war. During the 6.25 war, 142 son of the U.S. military generals entered and 35 people lost their lives or was injured.
Episode of Mao Zedong, leader of China, also famous. He instructed settling about the news of son of the death in battle that abandon the body in the Korean War.
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