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What It Means to Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick In his speech at the Minnesota State Fair, Roosevelt explained what he meant when he said we should “speak softly and carry a big stick.” ...
On Sep. 2, 1901, Vice President Teddy Roosevelt spoke before thousands and delivered a now-famous quote: "Speak softly and carry a big stick." News Weather Watch Live Traffic Sports.
Teddy Roosevelt used to say, walk softly — talk softly, but carry a big stick.” 5. The “Big Stick Surfing Association” in Santa Cruz, Calif., hosts the annual Logjam, an “old boards, no ...
Teddy Roosevelt's dictum didn't mean what Romney seems to think it does. Romney's argument is that increasing American power -- making the stick bigger -- requires the United States to control ...
Biden is referring to President Teddy Roosevelt, who made famous the phrase, “Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.” The vice president is trying to liken Obama to Roosevelt. Tags ...
At the beginning of the 20th century Teddy Roosevelt advised the nation to “Speak softly and carry a big stick.” As a result of major participation in two world conflicts, plus some not-so-worldly ...
Teddy Roosevelt’s advice to “speak softly and carry a big stick” came to define him in a uniquely American way. And one could easily describe the exhaust note of the 2009 Dodge Challenger R ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Theodore Roosevelt's "Big Stick" will be on display at the Smithsonian thanks to Louisville's Frazier History Museum. In a release on World Elephant Day on Aug. 12, the ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Theodore Roosevelt's "Big Stick" will be on display at the Smithsonian thanks to Louisville's Frazier History Museum. In a release on World Elephant Day on Aug. 12, the ...