"the pen is mightier than the sword" meaning in 英語

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Proverb

  1. ペンは剣よりも強し。
    Sense id: ja-the_pen_is_mightier_than_the_sword-en-proverb-DqCCU2gB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): 英語, 英語_ことわざ
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    "19世紀の政治家・小説家のブルワー=リットンの戯曲「リシュリュー」( Richelieu; Or the Conspiracy:1839)より",
    "基本的な思想は古くからあり、以下の言辞などが参考にされていたと考えられる。(英語版ウィキペディアの記事The pen is mightier than the swordを参照)"
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