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Phrase(s): The pen is mightier than the sword.
Prov. Eloquent writing persuades people better than military force. • Believing that the pen is mightier than the sword, the rebels began publishing an underground newspaper. • Alan: Why do you want to become a journalist? Bill: The pen is mightier than the sword.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs