Which is mightier the pen or the sword?

Answer 1

It means that words, particularly the written word, can be more effective in accomplishing change, i.e. of people's ideas, attitudes, feelings and behavior, rather than using violence. The quote says that great writers (whether in plays, poems, literature, songs, or newspaper reporting) can even outlast an army. Often, despite efforts to suppress them, important ideas will live on in written form, long after the rulers and their armies are gone.

Answer 2

It depends on the situation and the application. It is much easier to remove a president from power by the pen then a revolt. Yet it is easier to defeat a sickly inferior by the sword than ridicule.

Answer 3

The expression "the pen is mightier than the sword" means that the power of the written word (as found in journalism, poetry, and literature) can be stronger than the power of an army. In other words, a country's military may use the sword (today, they would use guns-- this is an old expression) to conquer people, but armies come and go, and so do military leaders. Public opinion, as expressed in what authors and scholars and even song-writers create, will outlast even an army. Many times, it is the writers and the journalists who express the opinions that the rulers and leaders want to suppress. But despite the efforts of the rulers to crush these ideas, somehow there will always be great writers who will speak out, and their thoughts will be preserved in the books, plays, poems, songs, and other texts that they have written. Throughout history, great writers (and speakers) have rallied the people and created revolutions that outlasted even a mighty army.

Answer 4

In programmes, and this is simply an old English saying

This saying simply means that yes, if you plunged a dagger into someone's heart then yes, they would die, but feel not as much pain

However, if someone was prejudice against you-because you were homosexual or a different race/colour, and said mean words about you, you would generally feel much more heart by those words

On the lighter side: Always.

Answer 5

Opinion

The pen refers to a small, writing utensil, while a sword refers to something all powerful. But sometimes a small thing can be bigger, better than something such like a sword. This idiom is MOST LIKELY used to compare a weak thing, and something with a lot of power.

Opinion

That expression means a good writer can influence more by her words than a soldier can with his sword because the written word is more powerful than physical force.

Answer 6

The meaning is that while one might wish to destroy some institution that they have deemed 'evil' by a frontal attack, it is more effective to communicate the evil to the masses, who will be equally appalled, thus provoking a lasting change.

Answer 7

The pen is mightier than the sword. This phrase means that the power of ideas and communication (symbolized by the pen) is ultimately more influential and enduring than the use of force or violence (symbolized by the sword).

Answer 8

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