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

Jacobinism brings with it Caesarism; the rule of the tongue leads to the rule of the sword.

From Amiel's Journal by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.

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

The thin screen which the continuance of a little knot of representatives had thrown over the rule of the sword was at last torn away.

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

It was based on the rule of the sword.

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