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The pen is mightier than the sword

Cultural  
  1. Human history is influenced more by the written word than by warfare.


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In his obituary, The Telegraph, which knows a good line when it sees one, quotes a journalist for The Independent who said, “Mark E. Smith will be remembered as a man who believed that the pen is mightier than the sword, but who did not always have a pen to hand.”

From New York Times

Thompson-Robinson engineered a historic beatdown of USC during which he hurdled a cornerback and showed that the pen is mightier than the sword by signing a fan’s hat near the corner of the end zone after another touchdown run.

From Los Angeles Times

“If you think you can change it, then show them the pen is mightier than the sword,” she told him.

From Los Angeles Times

Gina Charley said no but levied a challenge for her son: “If you think you can change it, then show them the pen is mightier than the sword,” Rain Tree said Friday.

From Los Angeles Times

The pen is mightier than the sword?

From New York Times