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For as the law is set over the magistrate, even so are the magistrates set over the people. And therefore, it may be truly said, "that the magistrate is a speaking law, and the law is a silent magistrate.

Marcus Tullius Cicero
Law, People, May
Marcus Tullius Cicero (2014). “Delphi Complete Works of Cicero (Illustrated)”, p.2291, Delphi Classics
For as the law is set over the magistrate, even so are the magistrates set over the people. And therefore, it may be truly said, that the magistrate is a speaking law, and the law is a silent magistrate.