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Noblesse oblige - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In French, " noblesse oblige " means, literally, "nobility obligates". According to the French Wiktionary, the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française defines it thus: 1. Whoever claims to be no...
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Noblesse Oblige (band) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Currently Berlin based duo Noblesse Oblige was formed in London in 2004 by German songwriter/producer Sebastian Lee Philipp and French actress, singer and songwriter Valerie Renay. The band's debut al...
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noblesse oblige ( ) n. Benevolent, honorable behavior considered to be the responsibility of persons of high birth or rank ... In the Iliad book XII, Sarpedon delivers a famous noblesse oblige speech before attacking the Argive ramparts.
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CD Re-Release of our debut album Privilege Entails Responsibility ... Contains 40 minutes of bonus material including 2 new songs and 8 remixes + new artwork and fold out poster! ... Out on September 25th (Germany) / October 5th (Rest of Europe)
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Definition of noblesse oblige in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of noblesse oblige. Pronunciation of noblesse oblige. Translations of noblesse oblige. noblesse oblige synonyms, noblesse oblige antonyms. Information about noblesse oblige in the free online English dictionary and encyclopedia. ... noblesse o·blige...
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It's an age-old American question - with an urgent new twist: Do the country's richest citizens owe an extra debt to society? Does the crystal-and-caviar class have a "peculiar obligation," as Theodore Roosevelt put it, to help the struggling masses? ... Some states say yes, ... Much of the debate is driven by financial imperatives:
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