Question: Who said the power of the pen is mightier than the sword?

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question: Who first said the exact phrase the power of the pen is mightier than the sword?
short_answers: Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton, PC
context: Assyrian sage Ahiqar, who reputedly lived during the early 7th century BCE, coined the first known version of this phrase. One copy of the Teachings of Ahiqar, dating to about 500 BCE, states, "The word is mightier than the sword."
question: Who first said a phrase similar the power of the pen is mightier than the sword?
short_answers: Ahiqar
context: Assyrian sage Ahiqar, who reputedly lived during the early 7th century BCE, coined the first known version of this phrase. One copy of the Teachings of Ahiqar, dating to about 500 BCE, states, "The word is mightier than the sword."
question: Who said the first known version of the phrase the power of the pen is mightier than the sword?
short_answers: Ahiqar
context: "The pen is mightier than the sword" is a metonymic adage, penned 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.
question: Who first said "the pen is mightier than the sword"?
short_answers: Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Answer: Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton, PC was an English writer and politician. He coined famous phrases like "the great unwashed", "pursuit of the almighty dollar", "the pen is mightier than the sword", "dweller on the threshold", and the opening phrase "It was a dark and stormy night." Assyrian sage Ahiqar, who reputedly lived during the early 7th century BCE, coined the first known version of this phrase, "The word is mightier than the sword".