Teddy Roosevelt said "Do not threaten; do not bluster; above all, do not insult other people; but when you make up your mind that the situation is such as to require you to take a given position, take it and keep it, and have it definitely understood that what you say you are ready to make good." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMay 21, 1903

Do not threaten; do not bluster; above all, do not insult other people; but when you make up your mind that the situation is such as to require you to take a given position, take it and keep it, and have it definitely understood that what you say you are ready to make good.

Said by

Teddy Roosevelt

Republican · New York

Source

presidency.ucsb.edu

Editor's note · Context

Remarks in Tacoma, Washington

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