The Subjective Parts of Prudence

Reigning prudence belongs to those that legislate and exercise government. Aristotle (Polit. iii)says: “Prudence is a virtue proper to the person who rules.”

Political prudence, in its widest meaning,includes reigning prudence. But, in a stricter sense, it is that species of prudence which guides citizens in their loyal obedience to the requirements of government.

Domestic prudence is the virtue which governs the reasonable activities of life in a household. It stands midway between the prudence of the individual and the politicalprudence which guides the rule of city, state, or kingdom.

Scripture says (Prov. 24:6): “War is managed by due ordering, and there shall be safety where there are manycounsels.” Hence, there is a kind of prudence to be called military prudence.