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Quotation from Theodore Roosevelt: An Autobiography by Theodore Roosevelt
“The only safe rule is to promise little, and faithfully to keep every promise; to "speak softly and carry a big stick."”
Theodore Roosevelt: An Autobiography, Chapter XIV, The Monroe Doctrine and the Panama Canal (Project Gutenberg #3335 (1920 Scribner edition of the 1913 text))
His rule for a nation's dealings with others, citing the proverb he made famous.
Citation: "The only safe rule is to promise little, and faithfully to keep every promise; to "speak softly and carry a big stick."" — Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt: An Autobiography, Chapter XIV, The Monroe Doctrine and the Panama Canal (Project Gutenberg #3335 (1920 Scribner edition of the 1913 text)). (id theodore-roosevelt-an-autobiography-q8)
Portrait: Theodore Roosevelt by the Pach Bros, Pach Brothers; restored by Adam Cuerden, Public domain.
