What is political prudence?
It is that necessary to the head of a society, whether an independent city or a nation, for the governing thereof as it behoves.
Is it sufficient for the well-being of a city or of a nation that he or those that govern be prudent?
No, there must be a proportionate prudence also in the people governed (L. 2).
In what does this prudence of the governed consist?
It consists in this, that each member of a society should strive by his correspondence to the orders of the government to further the common interests of the society (L. 2). (I)
Is the object of military prudence also for the furtherance of the interests of the common good?
Yes, military prudence is of great importance for the well-being of the society, since it is through the able commanding of the officers and the perfect discipline of the rank and file that the country defends its rights and repels the unjust invasions of an enemy (L. 4).
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