Original artwork, not a still
Edward George Earl Bulwer-Lytton
Beneath the rule of men entirely great, The pen is mightier than the sword.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
Here the pen outranks the sword under leaders who are truly great. Words and ideas are said to do more than force can. The claim comes with a condition: it holds under the rule of great men.
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