<P> `` The pen is mightier than the sword '' is a metonymic adage , coined by English author Edward Bulwer - Lytton in 1839 , indicating that communication ( particularly written language ) , or in some interpretations , administrative power or advocacy of an independent press , is a more effective tool than direct violence . </P>
<P> `` The pen is mightier than the sword '' is a metonymic adage , coined by English author Edward Bulwer - Lytton in 1839 , indicating that communication ( particularly written language ) , or in some interpretations , administrative power or advocacy of an independent press , is a more effective tool than direct violence . </P>
who said the power of the pen is mightier than the sword
who said the power of the pen is mightier than the sword
Edward Bulwer - Lytton
Edward Bulwer - Lytton