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Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

• bjhoops1 14y ago
  "Who watches the watchmen" would have been simpler and spared me a google search.
  • sgdesign 14y ago
    But I wouldn't have learned a cool new latin proverb.
    • bjhoops1 14y ago
      Although it should be noted that the Latin itself is a translation, since this quote is attributed to Socrates and would have originally been in Greek.
      • facorreia 14y ago
        According to Wikipedia it's (incorrectly) attributed to the Socrates character in Plato's Republic. Although a related idea is discussed in that book, the saying itself is attributed to Roman poet Juvenal, which was discussing marital affairs.
    • atourgates 14y ago
      Also, I wouldn't have gotten that feeling of smug superiority for having read Terry Pratchett.
  • pc86 14y ago
    But then how would we know that facorreia is smarter than we are?
    • facorreia 14y ago
      awesome fodder for a reddit comment chain, let's continue it there
• sageikosa 14y ago
  Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum sonatur.