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Which character serves as Pinocchio's conscience in the 1940 animated film?

conscience

[kon-shuhns] / ˈkɒn ʃəns /


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President Isaac Herzog, who holds a mostly ceremonial role, called Levine in hospital on Saturday, saying the attack was "outrageous and shocking" and weighed on his conscience.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

The character was considered by many fans to be the heart and conscience of the series.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

Human rights groups denounced this as a stain on the moral conscience of America.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

In this dimension, Ibari Waker is an intelligence agent who, despite pangs of conscience, helps arrest pro-democracy dissidents.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

It was more convenient not to want to hear about it or talk about it because then their conscience would have made them do something about it.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

But the proposal would let us show how we disagree with each other about our shared political life, and so help direct our collective agency without sacrificing the individual voices of our consciences.

From Slate ● May 11, 2026

The Clergy and Laymen Concerned About Vietnam, for example, brought together Protestant, Roman Catholic and Jewish Americans who opposed the war because it violated the nation’s ideals and religious consciences.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026

The French film legend says that the most important thing for her about a film "is that it changes lives, changes people's consciences."

From Barron's ● Feb. 15, 2026

Americans with normal levels of basic decency let their consciences prevent them from exploiting the death of a purported friend before he’s even buried.

From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2025

His best epitaph is something he said himself: ‘Those who follow their consciences are of my religion, and I am of the religion of those who are brave and good.’

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin


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