In foreign policies, for instance, I have this strong belief, which I am sure will appeal to every cow-man present—never draw, unless you mean to shoot; and that implies, of course, that when you draw it shall not be an empty gun.
Roosevelt uses a metaphor related to firearms to convey a principle of decisiveness in foreign policy.
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