quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

foreign term quis cus·to·di·et ip·sos cus·to·des? \ˌkwis-ku̇s-ˈtō-dē-ˌet-ˌip-ˌsōs-ku̇s-ˈtō-ˌdās\

Definition of QUIS CUSTODIET IPSOS CUSTODES?

: who will keep the keepers themselves?

Latin

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