quis custodiet ipsos custodes_
Latin → English dictionary entry on Twigit
Translation
Who watches the watchmen?
"Quis custodiet ipsos custodes, si ipsi custodes corrumpuntur?"
Who watches the watchmen, if the watchmen themselves are corrupted?
Alternative Translations
- Who will guard the guards themselves?"In re publica, quaeritur quis custodiet ipsos custodes."In the republic, it is asked who will guard the guards themselves.