Speak softly and carry a big stick - the meaning and origin of this phrase. ... There is a homely old adage which runs: 'Speak softly and carry and big stick; you will go far.' If the American nation will speak softly, and yet build and keep at a pitch of the highest training a thoughly efficient navy, the Munroe Doctrine...
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"Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far" ... "We demand that big business give the people a square deal; in return we must insist that when anyone engaged in big business honestly endeavors to do right he shall himself be given a square deal."; Letter to Sir Edward Gray, November 15, 1913...
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"Theodore Roosevelt's motto" As you know the phrase originated with Theodore Roosevelt. The first reference of the phrase by Roosevelt was in a letter to Henry L. Sprague (January 26, 1900). The following is from American Treasure...
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Theodore Roosevelt question: Who said 'Speak softly and carry a big stick'? stick ... Walk softly carry a big stick? Speak softly carry a big stick? Who said Speak softly but carry? What president said speak softly? Speak softly and carry big stick? Speak softly and carry a big stck? Speak softly and carry a big sack?
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Today was the day in 1901 when then-Vice President Theodore Roosevelt uttered the famous phrase “speak softly and carry a big stick” in a speech given at the Minnesota State Fair. 12 days later, President McKinley would be assassinated, leaving Roosevelt to take ... Walk Loud and Carry a Soft Stick | Chris Pirillo...
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American Treasures of the Library of Congress: Memory ( "Speak Softly. . ."). This letter contains what is thought to be the first recorded use of the phrase "Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick," which was later to become a trademark description of Theodore Roosevelt's foreign policy. ... Contact Us ( October 31, 2007 )
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Top 5 quotes from Theodore Roosevelt ... "I care not what others think of what I do, but I care very much about what I think of what I do. That is character!" ... "Speak softly and carry a big stick." - Copy to Clipboard; -- Theodore Roosevelt;
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In a letter to a friend, he attributed his success to a West African proverb that teaches: "Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far. ... Speak consistently and abandon the big stick...
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