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The words "pen" and "is" are suspiciously close together leading some scholars to speculate that the illustrator, True Williams, deliberately chose the narrow spacing as a subtle obscene prank. [31] It is the motto of the Alpha Xi Delta sorority. It is also the motto of Kaisei Academy in Tokyo, Japan.
The pen is mightier than the sword; The pot calling the kettle black; The proof of the pudding is in the eating; The rich get richer and the poor get poorer; The road to Hell is paved with good intentions; The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot; The squeaky wheel gets the grease; The streets are paved with gold
Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun (Chinese: 枪杆子里面出政权) is a phrase which was coined by Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong. The phrase was originally used by Mao during an emergency meeting of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on 7 August 1927, at the beginning of the Chinese Civil War .
The video leaves out part of Harris’ speech that makes it clear she is talking about using power responsibly, not bragging about abusing it.
Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton, PC (/ ˈ b ʊ l w ər /; 25 May 1803 – 18 January 1873), was an English writer and politician.He served as a Whig member of Parliament from 1831 to 1841 and a Conservative from 1851 to 1866.
inadvertent typographical error, slip of the pen lapsus linguae: inadvertent speech error, slip of the tongue lapsus memoriae: slip of memory: source of the term memory lapse: latius est impunitum relinqui facinus nocentis (quam innocentem damnari) It is better to let the crime of the guilty go unpunished (than to condemn the innocent) Ulpian ...
Gloria Jean Watkins (September 25, 1952 – December 15, 2021), better known by her pen name bell hooks (stylized in lowercase), [1] was an American author, theorist, educator, and social critic who was a Distinguished Professor in Residence at Berea College. [2] She was best known for her writings on race, feminism, and class.
"Power to the people" is the title of a 1971 song [8] by John Lennon and a lyric by James Brown: "Power to the people, people power!" "Power to the people, 'cause the people want peace" is also chanted on the Public Enemy album New Whirl Odor. Rage Against the Machine quoted the slogan in their song "Year of tha Boomerang".