• Line 347 (tr. J. D. Belton)
But who is to guard the guards themselves? (tr. Lewis Evans)
Who watches the watchmen? (tr. Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, Watchmen)
• The original context is that a husband might lock his wife in the house to prevent her adulteries, but she is cunning and will start with the guards; hence, who guards the guards? The phrase has come to be applied broadly to people or organisations acting against dishonesty or corruption, esp. in public life. See Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? at Wikipedia.
Sed quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Sed quis custodiet ipsos custodes?" in the context of "But who will guard the guardians themselves?
• Line 347 (tr. J. D. Belton)
But who is to guard the guards themselves? (tr. Lewis Evans)
Who watches the watchmen? (tr. Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, Watchmen)
• The original context is that a husband might lock his wife in the house to prevent her adulteries, but she is cunning and will start with the guards; hence, who guards the guards? The phrase has come to be applied broadly to people or organisations acting against dishonesty or corruption, esp. in public life. See Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? at Wikipedia.
" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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