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
He abrogated the rule of the sword and annulled the ordinance of “Holy War.”
From Bahá’u’lláh and the New Era by J. E. (John Ebenezer) Esslemont
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 John Richard Green
It was based on the rule of the sword.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History by Various
Jacobinism brings with it Caesarism; the rule of the tongue leads to the rule of the sword.
From Amiel's Journal by Mrs. Humphry Ward
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