The Pen is Mightier than the Sword For a layman only something that is concrete has value and significance . That which cannot be seen or that which has only symbolical significance has no value for him . Erroneous view is , therefore , held by some people that the sword is mightier than the pen . They actually do not under - sented would have continued to plague stand the meaning of pen . Understood literally pen has no power when com pared with the striking power of the sword . But here we have to use the word pen ' in a symbolical way . Pen stands for expression , for literature , for what comes out of a writer's pen . And it is true that literature or writing wields far more power than the arms can ever wield Battles are fought over a certain period of time and within a particular area . They certainly affect and influence events but in a limited way . On the other hand , the effect of pen or literature is wide ; some times it is universal . The messages of Buddha , Christ , Confucius , Gandhi and Marx are unive rsal in their appeal . There is a galaxy of writers , poets , philosophers and spiritual men and women whose messages are valid for all times and for all climes . The sword has a physical effect , it hardly affects the mind and the spirit , while the pen affects the mind , the intellect and the spirit . The latter can shape the minds , hearts and the spirit of people in a desired way if only the wielder has the mastery of its use in the required measure . Arms represent violence and they have in most cases a destructive effect . The pen or literature must exercise a positive effect . The sword cuts , the pen may also cut by M the use of irony and satire , but while the the sword lacks the restorative effect , the pen may exercise a healing power also . The superiority of the pen also lies in the fact that even where the sword is used and success is attained , the use of pen is necessary to consolidate that success . alternative . Rama had ultimately to use force to teach Ravan a lesson . Arms were used to ensure the victory of the good over the forces of evil . If the great war of Mahabharat had not been fought , the forces of evil which the Kauravas repre The fact of superiority of the pen over the sword should not lead us to believe that the sword has no value . Arms also have changed history . When every thing fails , when persuasion , negotiations etc. fail , the use of arms is left the only all the kingdom and the rule of justice and righteousness could never have been established . Lord Krishna , therefore , induced Arjun to fight a violent war to destroy the forces of evil and rehabilitate the rule of the right . In Indian mythology , there are numerous references to violence committed with a view to safeguarding good and justice and honour by killing the demons and Rakshasas . Many subject people resorted to arms to regain their freedom from the colonial masters . The use of the sword proves effective in controlling rebellious and recalcitrant sections of people upon whom persuasion has fallen flat . The strength of a country is measured by the strength of its army and its arsenal . The super powers are feared and respected because they possess the power of the sword in a greater measure than any other country of the world . India cannot have its voice heard in the comity of nations unil it commands viable military power . Its voice can be heard only when it is delivered from a position of strength . China has succeeded in earning respect as the United States of America because and attention of such a mighty country it has been able to develop its military potential in a fair measure . Even now we will do well if we realise sooner than later that the only way to keep India's freedom and sover eignty and territorial integrity intact is to have strong and unbreakable and invincible swords , that is , to strengthen itself militarily . The above description of the impo rtance and power of the sword should not , however , blind us to the immense end unspeakable power possessed by the pen . The American Revolution of 1776 was the product of the writings of a host of political philosophers and statesmen . The very slogan of liberty equality and pur suit of happiness raised in their writings by the American revolutionaries and almost the identical slogan of liberty , equality and fraternity raised in the writings of French revolutionaries not only did much to change the history of these two countries , but also revolution ized the very thought and outlook of the people about the role of the state all over the globe . It is a matter of common know ledge for a student of history that what Benjamin Franklin , Hamilton Thomas Jefferson in America and Rous seau , Voltaire and Montesquieu in France , could do by their writings could never have been achieved by a Robespiere , a Napoleon or a Hitler . True that the Russian Revolution was an outburst of the centuries old people's grievances , but the background for it had been prepared by the writings of a host of creative writers as well as statesmen like Trotsky and Lenin . What Gandhi could achieve by the use of his pen could never have been achieved by thousands of emperors ruling by force of their arms . And then , there is the power of the Press . What a mighty power the press wields now - a - days can hardly be described , so much so that it has come to be treated as the Fourth estate . The journalist sometimes proves to be more powerful than a minister . Krishna Menon tendered his resignation in the wake of the Chinese aggression on India , ship of the United States of America , Mrs. Richard Nixon resigned the President Indira Gandhi had to revoke the state of Emergency and order fresh elections in 1977 , all this because of the pressure mounted on them by the Press . In the modern times also there are a good number of examples of the Press forcing many powerful politicians to submit their resignations . Thus , while it is true that sword wields power , it is equally true that the pen wields more power and in the present world when the means of communication are so convenient and quick and Press material finds access everywhere within a very short time , the pen has come to play an unusually powerful role both in national and international fields ..

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 The Pen is Mightier than the Sword For a layman only something that is concrete has value and significance . That which cannot be seen or that which has only symbolical significance has no value for him . Erroneous view is , therefore , held by some people that the sword is mightier than the pen . They actually do not under - sented would have continued to plague stand the meaning of pen . Understood literally pen has no power when com pared with the striking power of the sword . But here we have to use the word pen ' in a symbolical way . Pen stands for expression , for literature , for what comes out of a writer's pen . And it is true that literature or writing wields far more power than the arms can ever wield Battles are fought over a certain period of time and within a particular area . They certainly affect and influence events but in a limited way . On the other hand , the effect of pen or literature is wide ; some times it is universal . The messages of Buddha , Christ , Confucius , Gandhi and Marx are unive rsal in their appeal . There is a galaxy of writers , poets , philosophers and spiritual men and women whose messages are valid for all times and for all climes . The sword has a physical effect , it hardly affects the mind and the spirit , while the pen affects the mind , the intellect and the spirit . The latter can shape the minds , hearts and the spirit of people in a desired way if only the wielder has the mastery of its use in the required measure . Arms represent violence and they have in most cases a destructive effect . The pen or literature must exercise a positive effect . The sword cuts , the pen may also cut by M the use of irony and satire , but while the the sword lacks the restorative effect , the pen may exercise a healing power also . The superiority of the pen also lies in the fact that even where the sword is used and success is attained , the use of pen is necessary to consolidate that success . alternative . Rama had ultimately to use force to teach Ravan a lesson . Arms were used to ensure the victory of the good over the forces of evil . If the great war of Mahabharat had not been fought , the forces of evil which the Kauravas repre The fact of superiority of the pen over the sword should not lead us to believe that the sword has no value . Arms also have changed history . When every thing fails , when persuasion , negotiations etc. fail , the use of arms is left the only all the kingdom and the rule of justice and righteousness could never have been established . Lord Krishna , therefore , induced Arjun to fight a violent war to destroy the forces of evil and rehabilitate the rule of the right . In Indian mythology , there are numerous references to violence committed with a view to safeguarding good and justice and honour by killing the demons and Rakshasas . Many subject people resorted to arms to regain their freedom from the colonial masters . The use of the sword proves effective in controlling rebellious and recalcitrant sections of people upon whom persuasion has fallen flat . The strength of a country is measured by the strength of its army and its arsenal . The super powers are feared and respected because they possess the power of the sword in a greater measure than any other country of the world . India cannot have its voice heard in the comity of nations unil it commands viable military power . Its voice can be heard only when it is delivered from a position of strength . China has succeeded in earning respect as the United States of America because and attention of such a mighty country it has been able to develop its military potential in a fair measure . Even now we will do well if we realise sooner than later that the only way to keep India's freedom and sover eignty and territorial integrity intact is to have strong and unbreakable and invincible swords , that is , to strengthen itself militarily . The above description of the impo rtance and power of the sword should not , however , blind us to the immense end unspeakable power possessed by the pen . The American Revolution of 1776 was the product of the writings of a host of political philosophers and statesmen . The very slogan of liberty equality and pur suit of happiness raised in their writings by the American revolutionaries and almost the identical slogan of liberty , equality and fraternity raised in the writings of French revolutionaries not only did much to change the history of these two countries , but also revolution ized the very thought and outlook of the people about the role of the state all over the globe . It is a matter of common know ledge for a student of history that what Benjamin Franklin , Hamilton Thomas Jefferson in America and Rous seau , Voltaire and Montesquieu in France , could do by their writings could never have been achieved by a Robespiere , a Napoleon or a Hitler . True that the Russian Revolution was an outburst of the centuries old people's grievances , but the background for it had been prepared by the writings of a host of creative writers as well as statesmen like Trotsky and Lenin . What Gandhi could achieve by the use of his pen could never have been achieved by thousands of emperors ruling by force of their arms . And then , there is the power of the Press . What a mighty power the press wields now - a - days can hardly be described , so much so that it has come to be treated as the Fourth estate . The journalist sometimes proves to be more powerful than a minister . Krishna Menon tendered his resignation in the wake of the Chinese aggression on India , ship of the United States of America , Mrs. Richard Nixon resigned the President Indira Gandhi had to revoke the state of Emergency and order fresh elections in 1977 , all this because of the pressure mounted on them by the Press . In the modern times also there are a good number of examples of the Press forcing many powerful politicians to submit their resignations . Thus , while it is true that sword wields power , it is equally true that the pen wields more power and in the present world when the means of communication are so convenient and quick and Press material finds access everywhere within a very short time , the pen has come to play an unusually powerful role both in national and international fields ..