244. In his work De Legibus (On the laws), Cicero wrote, &quot; vereque dici potest, magistratum esse legem loquentem, legem autem mutum magistratum &quot; (it can rightly be said that a judge is the speaking law, whereas the law is a mute judge).
Dans son œuvre De Legibus (Des lois), Cicéron affirmait : &lt; &lt; vereque diri potest, magistratum esse legem loquentem, legem autem mutum magistratum &gt; &gt; ([...] et l &apos; on peut dire en vérité que le magistrat est la loi parlante, comme la loi est le magistrat muet).