Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes

 Cleveland, Ohio
“Sed quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Cauta est et ab illis incipit uxor.” ― Decimus Junius Juvenalis

From Juvenal's Satire VI,  347–8. 

In 1986-7 there appeared Watchmen, a twelve issue comic book series in Britain, by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. It was an alternate history, and criticism of Reaganism. In 2009 a movie version was released.

In the story there is a police strike, and the costumed heroes take their place. This graffito is repeated. It is still a good political question.

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