quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Latin quotation from Juvenal
quis cus·to·di·et ip·sos cus·to·des?
ˌkwi-sku̇s-ˈtō-dē-ˌet-ˌip-ˌsō-sku̇s-ˈtō-ˌdās 
: who will guard the guards themselves?
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“Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quis%20custodiet%20ipsos%20custodes%3F. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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