Teddy Roosevelt: “A good many of you are probably acquainted with the old proverb: “Speak softly and carry a big stick—you will go far.”…”

“A good many of you are probably acquainted with the old proverb: “Speak softly and carry a big stick—you will go far.” If a man continually blusters, if he lacks civility, a big stick will not save him from trouble; and neither will speaking softly avail, if back of the softness there does not lie strength, power.”