The pen= peace
The sword= war
Had I been a contestant, I would have made that right away and argued from that standpoint. And of course I would have never accepted a debate position to argue that war is mightier than peace.
Which is mightier: peace or war. That's just my take on it, and it in no way affects the tremendous effort made by both parties here. As I said in the comment thread, it was an unwinnable debate really from the start given two competent opponents, and I would have to vote TIE. Awesome you two!

