An idiom that means; those who control information have far more power than those with military force. It is actually a fallacy - Patton himself proved this. The idiom assumes the people are smart to begin with, an assumption that has been proven wrong countless times in history. And whoever said that has obviously never encountered automatic weapons anyway.
Somebody thinking he's smart: I control information! I control the people! The pen is mightier than the sword!
A realist: I control the weapons! Might makes right!
A realist: I control the weapons! Might makes right!
by Volly T January 19, 2012
The pen is mightier than the sword!
Words hurt more than that stabbing feeling your getting through that sword someone is stabbing you with.
Words hurt more than that stabbing feeling your getting through that sword someone is stabbing you with.
by Riggnarok September 26, 2010
Another way of saying that theres a lot of bullshit in history books to support the agendas of a group in power to make that group look more like a clear victor without any negative qualities, and make another group look like they met their downfall. In reality, questioning what the pen writes is enough to make you wonder if there are any winners at all with something like a war.
The pen is mightier than the sword is what the same people you need swords for in the first place tell you.
by Solid Mantis August 9, 2020