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That whoever has information but does not share and that whoever harbors or helps the guilty in Laius' murder will be executed or exiled is Oedipus' proclamation in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).

Specifically, the Apolline oracle says that the pestilence ravaging Thebes will end with the identification and punishment of the guilty in Theban King Laius' murder. King Oedipus thinks that expanding the scope of punishment may encourage Thebans to help him get this murder mystery solved and the pestilence ended. He therefore wants Thebans to know that he means business and that he will hound and punish guilty and accessories alike even should they be found within the royal household.

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Q: What is Oedipus' proclamation in 'Oedipus Rex'?
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