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There is a significant Latin proverb to wit: Who will guard the guards?

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Josh Billings
Age: 67 †
Born: 1818
Born: April 21
Died: 1885
Died: October 14
Humorist
Writer
Lanesboro
Massachusetts
Henry Wheeler Shaw
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Guards
Vigilance
Caution
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Latin
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