Teddy Roosevelt said "Yes, and have the 'big stick', too, but do not brandish it." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordFebruary 12, 1905

Yes, and have the 'big stick', too, but do not brandish it.

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Republican · New York

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Remarks at the Banquet of the New York Press Club in New York City

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