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(Q2357290)

English

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

Latin phrase about the problem of controlling the actions of persons in positions of power

  • Who guards the guardians?
  • Who watches the watchmen?
  • Who will guard the guards?
  • Who shall watch the watchers themselves?
  • Who will guard the guards themselves?
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Latin phrase
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author
Juvenal
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Identifiers

Treccani Vocabulary ID
quis-custodiet-custodes
subject named as
quis custodiet custodes?
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