17世纪君主政体十分强大的国家审查制度使荷兰从中受益,出版自由在拥有杰出的印刷厂厂主的荷兰找到了避难所。但是,那不是因为荷兰政府在对待本国出版活动时比其他国家对出版自由更加热情,而是因为荷兰的政权十分分散,以至于每一个城市都容许报纸诋毁邻近的城市。 Netherlands, a very powerful national censorship system of the 17th century monarchy, benefited from it, and freedom of the press found shelter in the Netherlands, which had an outstanding printing house owner. However, it is not because the Dutch government is more enthusiastic about freedom of the press than other countries when it comes to its own publishing activities, but because the Dutch regime is so fragmented that every city permits newspapers to discredit the neighboring cities.