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What is Mightier?

What is Mightier?. The Pen. or. The Sword. Does mightier mean more devastating?. Does mightier mean long lasting?. Does mightier mean power and control over others?. Does mightier mean wealthy?. What is the Pen. What is the Sword. Literature. Taking Action. Warfare. Music. Strategic.

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What is Mightier?

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  1. What is Mightier? The Pen or The Sword

  2. Does mightier mean more devastating? Does mightier mean long lasting? Does mightier mean power and control over others? Does mightier mean wealthy?

  3. What is the Pen What is the Sword Literature Taking Action Warfare Music Strategic Communication

  4. Lets look at the Pen Sojourner Truth fought for woman’s rights and was an abolitionist. She gave speeches and even though she was illiterate, her voice was heard.

  5. William Shakespeare has changed literature with his works, some considered the best of all time. One has to think how literature today would be if Shakespeare’s legacy wasn’t continued and his works weren’t showcased.

  6. Quotes about the pen “Speech is always bolder than action.” - Johann Friedrich Von Schiller (1759-1805) German dramatist, poet and historian

  7. “All speech, written or spoken, is a dead language, until it finds a willing and prepared hearer.” - Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1895) Scottish essayist, poet and novelist

  8. “The man who does not read books has no advantage over the man that can not read them.” - Mark Twain (1835-1910) U.S. humorist, writer, and lecturer.

  9. Both the pen and the sword reflect on what people are fighting for. Sometimes they fought for the same reason. Even though the pen represents speech and the sword represents violence, they both have a battlefield. VS.

  10. Lets look at the Sword Harry Truman made the decision to drop the first atomic bomb. The Atomic bomb has been the most devastating weapon of all time.

  11. Cesar Chavez took action and led a boycott against grapes and wine production. Chavez led those who wished for better labor conditions and more pay for the enduring work they had to do.

  12. Quotes about the Sword “If war is ever lawful, then peace is sometimes sinful.” - C.S. Lewis quotes (British Scholar and Novelist. 1898-1963)

  13. What really is mightier? The Pen The Sword or Both depend upon each other, without the pen, some of America’s greatest battles might not have occurred. The answer could be any of the two. To me the real question is…

  14. What Is Might?

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