Doctrina de Hobbes sobre los indultos del Prusés

Del capítulo del Leviatán sobre delitos y castigos. Sobre si el rey debería haber concedido los célebres indultos a los golpistas del Prusés. Con vistas a aquello de "lo volveremos a hacer":

Examples of Impunity, Extenuate

The same Fact, if it have been constantly punished in other men, is a greater Crime, than if there have been many precedent Examples of impunity. For those Examples, are so many hopes of Impunity, given by the Soveraign himselfe: And because he which furnishes a man with such a hope, and presumption of mercy, as encourageth him to offend, hath his part in the offence; he cannot reasonably charge the offender with the whole.

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