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The Sword

«Beneath the rule of men entirely great, the pen is mightier than the sword.»
«Great anger is more destructive than the sword»
Author: Indian Proverb | About: Anger | Keywords: destructive, sword, The Sword
«Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed; as they are in almost every kingdom of Europe. the supreme power in America cannot enforce unjust laws by the sword; because the whole body of the people are armed, and constitute a force superior to any bands of regular troops that can be, on any pretense, raised in the United States.»
«He who kills with the sword must be killed with the sword»
Author: Bible | Keywords: The Sword
«For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same: / For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.»
«All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, which say, The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us.»
«Do you know what astonished me most in the world? The inability of force to create anything. In the long run, the sword is always beaten by the spirit.»
«He who lives by the sword shall die by the sword»
Author: Proverb | Keywords: sword, The Sword
«Give the church a place in the Constitution, let her touch once more the sword of power, and the priceless fruit of all ages will turn to ashes on the lips of men»
«As the sword of the best tempered metal is most flexible, so the truly generous are most pliant and courteous in their behavior to their inferiors»

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