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The rival claims of intellect and the body often arouse lively controversy. Some contend that physical force carries all before it, whereas others hold that final victory rests. with the intellectuals. In other words, who is more powerful - a writer or a soldier? Physically, of course, the soldier wields more power. But the might of the sword is superficial and temporary. It may subdue the flesh but it can't touch the spirits, the soul of man. The writer, the man of ideas, the philosopher - it is he who holds supreme sway over man's mind and heart. Ideas once born never die; physical conquests are short lived. The empires which Napolean, Alexander, Timur and Chengez Khan built for themselves have crumbled into dust but the empires of ideas which. Socrates, Plato, Karl Marx, Shakespeare or Tulsidas created have successfully withstood the ravages of times. What a poet, philosopher or the novelist places before the world is truth embalmed for ages and every succeeding generation of humanity derives inspiration and guidance from them. Hence, it is quite correct to hold that in the final analysis the writer wields much greater power and influence than the warrior.
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The rival claims of intellect and the body often arouse lively controversy. Some contend that physical force carries all before it, whereas others hold that final victory rests. with the intellectuals. In other words, who is more powerful - a writer or a soldier? Physically, of course, the soldier wields more power. But the might of the sword is superficial and temporary. It may subdue the flesh but it can't touch the spirits, the soul of man. The writer, the man of ideas, the philosopher - it is he who holds supreme sway over man's mind and heart. Ideas once born never die; physical conquests are short lived. The empires which Napolean, Alexander, Timur and Chengez Khan built for themselves have crumbled into dust but the empires of ideas which. Socrates, Plato, Karl Marx, Shakespeare or Tulsidas created have successfully withstood the ravages of times. What a poet, philosopher or the novelist places before the world is truth embalmed for ages and every succeeding generation of humanity derives inspiration and guidance from them. Hence, it is quite correct to hold that in the final analysis the writer wields much greater power and influence than the warrior.
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