Pen Is Mighter Than Sword
The pen is mightier than the sword There is a very famous saying that the role of pen is mightier than that of the sword. But unfortunately there are people who do not agree to the saying and believe that the use of force is necessary. The pen is used to express ideas and the sword stands for force. It is forcing your own views on others. If somebody does not accept those views they must be forced by the use of the sword. The sword, therefore, implies force, not reason. The statement really means that ideas have more influence than violence. The sword can only destroy, but the ideas that are expressed by the pen can also build. The pen is thus preferred of the two. But the sword has its own uses. In this world one does not only come across good, sincere, honest and responsible people but also meet people who are mean, dishonest and unreasonable. No argument convinces them and no eloquence can persuade them either. Thus, for such cases it can be said that where arguments fail, the use of sword becomes obligatory. But this does not mean that the use of the sword is desirable and appropriate. Most of the time sword has been misused. History also gives example of how kings and generals owed power and used it to oppress the people. So whenever a man has been given sword for good purpose, he has intentionally or unintentionally used it for an evil purpose. No doubt a pen is much more influential than the sword. People believe that a pen cannot hurt anyone, where as a sword can kill someone if it is not used appropriately. Looking from one perspective, a pen might seem not to do anything important if we simply see it as an object but a pen can be a powerful weapon if we find out the hidden potential of it. However, what matters the most is not the pen itself, but the words that are written by it. As history and facts have revealed, the impacts of wars cannot last lifelong except a very few. It can last for a few centuries, at most but the impact books
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