It would be an easy matter to prove that in all, or almost all, the governments of Europe, penalties have increased or diminished in proportion as those governments favored or discouraged liberty.
Erraza litzateke frogatzen ezen, Europako estatu guztietan edo ia guztietan, askatasunetik hurbilago edo urrunago izatearen arabera gutxitu edo gehitu direla zigorrak.