rule of the sword

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As a result, the rule of law overcame the rule of the sword.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

Since the Cromwellian rule of the sword, the army is so hated in England that an officer, going on duty from his home to the barracks, has to drive in a closed carriage.—O.A.H.

From Gems (?) of German Thought by Archer, William

Thus, you see, the Germans had overthrown the rule of law in Alsace, and in place of it had set up the rule of the sword.

From The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 1 (of 10) From the Beginning of the War to the Landing of the British Army in France by Parrott, James Edward

It was based on the rule of the sword.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History by Various

Its traditional instincts were outraged by the wreck of its institutions, its good sense by the effort to enforce godliness by civil penalties, its self-respect by the rule of the sword.

From History of the English People, Volume VI Puritan England, 1642-1660; The Revolution, 1660-1683 by Green, John Richard