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“The pen is mightier than the sword.”
Provenance
- Source:
- Richelieu; Or the Conspiracy
- Type:
- quote
- Confidence:
- 0.85
- Indexed:
- 2026-05-01
- Hash:
- 0d2ebb7a5c0352e9733d3ca341ea3a3eeb88b0c4542603b6259dbb7e210e11e4
public domainCanonical
Public domain — Richelieu; Or the Conspiracy
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