"The pen is mightier than the sword."

[Galileo Galilei]

"The pen is mightier than the sword."

Agree or disagree?

The Pen:

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

The Sword:

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

"Without the pen of Paine, the sword of Washington would have been wielded in vain."

John Adams

 

[FrankRep]

You need both.

A Pen to write ideas, a sword to defend those ideas.

 

[Kludge]

The pen can control the swords, but without support of the people wielding the swords, the pen is worthless. This poll question essentially asks if leaders are necessary.

 

[lynnf]

definitely

The Great O's pen that signed the "stimulus" (aka porkulus) may have just felled the whole Western world.


lynn

 

[ChaosControl]

You don't see the pen coming and bam, there it is, right through your heart.

 

[Live_Free_Or_Die]

Government does not send out people carrying pens to steal from you.

 

[Vessol]

All the powers of the government are derived from the sword, or the threat of it.

 

[tpreitzel]

The true answer is dependent on the situation.

 

[BlackTerrel]

"I'll take penis mightier for 1000 Alex"

 

[nate895]

The only thing mightier than the sword is a beautiful woman.

 

[libertybrewcity]

in today's society yes if you respect individual rights.

 

[Bruno]

Cynic in me says the pen is being held by an enemy belligerent and the sword is a predator drone.

But I still lean towards the pen.

 

[Kylie]

"I'll take penis mightier for 1000 Alex"

 

[constituent]

sword: maybe
shotgun: not so much

 

[Number19]

Tough one, it depends on whether you are taking a short term or long term position. The pen is often called to support the sword but the sword is often taken up after the fervor of the pen. The sword seldom has historical impact beyond the relative short term, whereas the pen can influence the millennia.

I chose answer 3, Lean Toward the Pen.

 

[nobody's_hero]

Apparently you people have never seen what Chuck Norris can do with a pen.

 

[Eryxis]

"I'll take penis mightier for 1000 Alex"

Damn you, you beat me to it.

 

[Galileo Galilei]

The pen is 100 times more powerful than the sword. Just ask the NWO.

Alexander the Great conquered Egypt without firing a shot.

 

[nate895]

The pen is 100 times more powerful than the sword. Just ask the NWO.

Alexander the Gret conquered Egypt without firing a shot.

The Roman Empire never fired a shot, either. In point of fact, I don't think anybody fired a shot in anger until the 12th century.

I really do not think that Alexander the Great is the best example of someone winning while resorting to the pen. Nearly everywhere he ruled was gained by force of arms, with the exception of Macedonia itself and Egypt, which was not due to rational argument, but a revelation from an Egyptian priest in the desert, surrounded by Alexander's men. That isn't an example of the pen triumphing over the sword.

 

[rancher89]

Apparently you people have never seen what Chuck Norris can do with a pen.

Or Vin Diesel with a military can opener....