pen is mightier than the sword

the pen is mightier than the sword

proverb Strong, eloquent, or well-crafted speech or writing is more influential on a greater number of people than force or violence. Through his hugely popular online campaign, the writer has harnessed the voices of millions of people to have the government stop its violent intervention in the region, proving that the pen truly is mightier than the sword.
See also: mighty, pen, sword
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

pen is mightier than the sword

Prov. Eloquent writing persuades people better than military force. Believing that the pen is mightier than the sword, the rebels began publishing an underground newspaper. Alan: Why do you want to become a journalist? Bill: The pen is mightier than the sword.
See also: mighty, pen, sword
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

the pen is mightier than the sword

writing is more effective than military power or violence. proverb
See also: mighty, pen, sword
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

the ˌpen is ˌmightier than the ˈsword

(saying) people who write books, poems, etc. have a greater effect on history and human affairs than soldiers and wars
Mightier means ‘stronger’ or ‘more powerful’.
See also: mighty, pen, sword
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

pen is mightier than the sword, the

Writing is more powerful and effective than fighting. This adage appeared as a proverb in 1571 (“No more sword to be feared than the learned pen”) and then took a slightly different form in Robert Burton’s The Anatomy of Melancholy (1621): “The pen is worse than the sword.” It has quite naturally appealed to writers ever since. Time magazine (1990) used “The Pen Is Mightier” as a headline for a piece announcing that Poland had a journalist as its new prime minister, Czechoslovakia a playwright as president, and Hungary an English translator as president.
See also: mighty, pen
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
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References in periodicals archive
He said, 'Pen is mightier than the sword. On World Press Freedom Day, I hail the contribution of free press across the globe as well as of our Jammu and Kashmir press fraternity which in spite of pulls and pressures let the truth prevail.
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It is often said that the pen is mightier than the sword; in as much as this is true, then it is expected that the pen must always tread with caution.
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Writers, thinkers and of course journalists remain the helots of our region and the adage that the pen is mightier than the sword has yet to reach our shores, while persecution of journalists in the Arab world can vary from a beating on the street to a jail term or outright execution, and punishment for words that anger the authorities, a sect or tribe is destined to take writers and those behind them into the unknown.
Write at your own peril
A LEADER of a country sits in his office His opposite leader the same Signing treaties of war Though God knows what for Over land to which both have a claim For the pen is mightier than the sword Here is just one reason why With the stroke of a pen Thousands of men Are sent out in the fields to die Lonely children are left without fathers And mothers to grieve for their sons Casualties of war Fear the knock at the door To tell them they've lost one so young Yes the pen is mightier that the sword A sentence that just makes you think When the people in power Come to their final hour Will their hearts be blackened with ink BARRY FIRMAN, Newcastle
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He said: "He used to tell me, 'The pen is mightier than the sword, Rab, the pen is mightier than the sword,' because I was wild when I was younger.
Willie was a great writer but, before that, he was a great teacher. He had time for every one of us. We've lost a fine man; FORMER PUPIL TURNED ACTOR PAYS TRIBUTE; Rab Affleck hails giant of literature
Indeed, the context and depth you have provided in your reportage can enlighten younger generations to the full significance of what we said back in 1986, which was, 'Never again.' You have already validated the old truism that the pen is mightier than the sword, and I hope the future sees you doing this many more times, the President said.
Aquino expects PDI to correct revisionism
It makes me sick to see all these 'the pen is mightier than the sword' cartoons that have appeared in newspapers all over the United States, Canada, Britain, Germany, France, Australia, everywhere, from other cartoonists, again expressing solidarity with these very brave men--but not doing what they did ..."
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I think Ms Elder should thank her lucky stars that the majority of people in this democratic country still adhere to the tenet "the pen is mightier than the sword" before appearing to imply that the victims brought it on themselves.
Pen is mightier than the sword; FEEDBACK
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Words are their weapons
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