Pen vs Sword

Well..Thanks for accepting!==DEFINITIONS==According to http://dictionary.reference.com...Pen = The instrument of writing or authorship...... (language)Mightier = Has more impactSword = The weapon as the symbol of military power, punitive justice, authority.....(Physical)==ARGUMENTS==Consider the following situations:1) You are at a bank, withdrawing money. All of a sudden, a violent, pysichologically disturbed man runs in, pointing a gun, and says, "Give me the money." Given that you are a human being, your logical response would be "No!" So he charges you, and you are left with the following options.a) Hold up a sign saying "Please Don't Hurt Me!"b) Grab sometime to defend yourself, to do something. Let's consider a different perspective. Two beings are pitted agaisnt each other. They both take up their own choice of weapons. One chooses the pen, and the other chooses the sword.1)The effect of a spoken or writen insult is pathetic, if you take into account what the sword can do. Any intelligent human would also realize that others opinions really shouldn't affect them, if they have a stable mind.2)Furthermore, the pen only tells people to stop. The sword, on the other hand, makes them stop.Now let's compare insults with violence.Insults come and go, which makes them inconstant. One example of this is the middle finger. Stories of this suggest that the middle finger originated in the Hundred Years War, between the French and the British. All though stories of this differ, people say that when a bowman was captured by the opposing force, they cut off his middle finger. By doing this, they ensure that even if the bowman escapes, he/she can no longer use the bow. However, when a bowman escaped with their fingers intact, they would flick the opposing force off, and give off a "You didn't get my finger" sense. However, as time passed, our society has converted this motion into the phrase "F*** you" This clearly shows that every insult spoken or writen, is simply a product of human behavior that has developed over the years.Violence, on the other hand, is present in every living thing. Physical attacks or abuse is not only evident in the human race, but all over the Animal Kingdom. Violence has always been apart of history and nature; it will never change. Let's take a look at warfare. Violence is clearly more effective, as shown by North Korea's nuclear weapons development, the war in Iraq, the recent uprising in the Arab Spring. Do you see soldiers screaming insults such as "You ****s!" or do you see them using weapons and causing death?Conquering Less Powerful PeopleWhen you have a bigger and more powerful "sword", you possess the ability to conquer less powerful people or nation. By conquering them, you inherit and gain all of the products of their "pen", including works of literature, arts, culture, etc. And here are some examples in real life....LibyaWhen we take a look at current world examples, we see that still, the pen is ineffective compared to the sword. Would written letters changed the mind of Muammar Gaddafi? Did speaking out change Muammar Gaddafi's opinions? No, but a physical and violent attack agaisnt Muammar Gaddafi proved to be successful.World War TwoNow, without the sword, would Hitler have stopped the Holocaust? America didn't send in letters saying "please stop", America sent in troops, violence, and the sword. This saved future lives that could have been lost.The Civil WarThere is no way that slavery could have ended on paper. But then why did slavery end? Because of the great, bloody Civil War we had, in which 700,000 people died. All of this was for the long term; it was for the greater good. The South had to be defeatedLiteral MeaningAlthough this argument is pointless, I'd still like to mention it just for the heck of it. In a real match between the pen and the sword, without a doubt, the sword would demolish the pen.