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Word: custodiet (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...voting powers of the Big Four, in the event that one of them is accused of aggression. Said the skeptics: Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? (Who will keep an eye on the caretaker?) The question caused a deep division, unresolved by days of discussion. It could be settled, if at all, only by a new meeting of the heads of the Big Four...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: U.S. At War: Enter the Chinese | 10/9/1944 | See Source »

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