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.

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

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)

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