Liberty Bell

“Beneath the rule of men entirely great, the pen is mightier than the sword.”
— Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803-1873)
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Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton was an English author, playwright and politician. He is well known for the above quote as well the opening phrase, “It was a dark and stormy night.”

Other quotes of Sir Bulwer-Lytton are:

“One of the sublimest things in the world is plain truth.”
and
“When people have no other tyrant, their own public opinion becomes one.”
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America has been a free country for many years. Since the Revolutionary War (1775–1783), America has had a government chosen “for the people by the people.” America became a stable country. Now, America is one of the largest, and strongest, countries in the world.

While I was writing a previous post – “In the name of religion…” – I realized I was more upset at the way Americans were acting over the cartoon riots than upset at the ones who started them. I took out my anger at the Muslims, at religion. But I was mad at America: at Bill Clinton, at the MSM, even at Ted Kennedy and others unrelated to the cartoons.

I was mad at America for picking themselves apart. I still am.
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A wise man and a U.S. president, Abraham Lincoln, said:

“America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves. ”
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I realized the pen is mightier than the sword.

When 9/11 occured, Americans had to support each other. Afterwards, life went on, but one thing had changed: we had experienced one terrorist attack, and would not face another without being prepared. So you could argue that America is actually stronger now then it was before 9/11. The “sword” failed to defeat America.

But now the words of American citizens are taking up the task the terrorists left. Through the pen, America is destroying itself.

The pen is not just mightier than the sword - the pen is a lethal weapon that can destroy the greatest nations.
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