rule of the sword
Example Sentences
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As a result, the rule of law overcame the rule of the sword.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012
Know thou that We have annulled the rule of the sword, as an aid to Our Cause, and substituted for it the power born of the utterance of men.
From Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh by Bahá'u'lláh
It was based on the rule of the sword.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History by Various
He abrogated the rule of the sword and annulled the ordinance of “Holy War.”
From Bahá’u’lláh and the New Era by Esslemont, J. E. (John Ebenezer)
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.
