pen and word

The opinion ,the word , the statement always was more important and powerful than physical power. It changed the opinions ,created revolts and changed history.
Since man started writing and expressing his thoughts in word , pen assumed
a strength unparalleled . Though the sword could win battles but the course of wars were always changed by opinions and ideas . And the tool was written word .

The age old adage ‘The pen is mightier than the sword" coined by English author
Edward Bulwer-Lytton in 1839 for his play the Conspiracy ,sums it all .

But even Lytton would not have imagined the prophecy in his statement , the proportion and the power which pen was to attain in last few centuries especially 19th and 20th centuries is stupendous.
We do no have to go far to prove this … India’s struggle for independence has ample proof . Physical war could have never driven the British out of here …. But the anti British feelings and opinion of the masses were changed only with words of people like Gandhi, Tilak , Nehru. The masses which suffered for 200 hundred years pushed them out in 50 years once they could consolidate their feelings in words.

The world opinion in 2nd world war resulted in magnificent rise of media . the sword was obviously defeated…..
And that adds to the 2nd part of my this statement…… WORDS ARE DEADLIER ..
Past 6 decades in the world have seen the rise of the media both print and electronic…… TV wields tremendous influence on the psyche both consciously and subconsciously.
Newspapers ,TV news and information channels rule the major time of human wake hours.
Statements made by people ,leaders are spread in no time all over the world and emotions /opinions are evoked in no time. A case in example is 9/11 . The frequency of news flash and images has created a split in the world . World opinions are easily formed on basis of words uttered by leaders .Spin doctors are in vogue.
Heroes are made overnight and are fallen the next day..
The omni potent media is proving the word is deadly