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*"all men are created equal" -- [[Thomas Jefferson]], ''[[Declaration of Independence]]'' (1776) | *"all men are created equal" -- [[Thomas Jefferson]], ''[[Declaration of Independence]]'' (1776) | ||
*"The pen is mightier than the sword" -- Edward Bulwer-Lytton, author of the historical play Cardinal Richelieu (1839) (the phrase is spoken by the Cardinal)<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-30729480#:~:text=The%20English%20words%20%22The%20pen,his%20historical%20play%20Cardinal%20Richelieu.</ref> | *"The pen is mightier than the sword" -- Edward Bulwer-Lytton, author of the historical play Cardinal Richelieu (1839) (the phrase is spoken by the Cardinal)<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-30729480#:~:text=The%20English%20words%20%22The%20pen,his%20historical%20play%20Cardinal%20Richelieu.</ref> | ||
| + | *"To err is human, to forgive, divine" - [[Alexander Pope]] in ''[[An Essay on Criticism]]'' (1711) | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
[[category:Best]] | [[category:Best]] | ||
[[category:Greatest]] | [[category:Greatest]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:33, July 27, 2025
Greatest English phrases include:
- "all men are created equal" -- Thomas Jefferson, Declaration of Independence (1776)
- "The pen is mightier than the sword" -- Edward Bulwer-Lytton, author of the historical play Cardinal Richelieu (1839) (the phrase is spoken by the Cardinal)[1]
- "To err is human, to forgive, divine" - Alexander Pope in An Essay on Criticism (1711)