What does the word prudence in this quote mean?
"It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either of them."
-Mark Twain.
2007-10-08 12:26:51 · 5 answers · asked by Guy 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
Definition #3: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/prudence
2007-10-08 12:29:57 · answer #1 · answered by Fuji 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Common sense
2007-10-08 12:29:30 · answer #2 · answered by Michael B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
extremely they're the two cartoons they're the two made a similar way yet people dont like asserting anime and cartoons are a similar because of the fact American cartoons have not got any plot at the same time as anime does or something like that yet yeah they're a similar
2016-10-21 12:25:24 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
caution because of our knowledge and power to do things.
We can choose not to do something if there is going to be trouble.
2007-10-08 12:32:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means "good judgement" or "wisdom" in this context
2007-10-08 12:29:12 · answer #5 · answered by leecrook 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋