Speak softly: inform other nations of how you would like them to behave.
Carry a big stick: have an overwhelming military advantage, so that your soft words carry an implied threat that is difficult to ignore.
If I remember my Junior High history book in the 50's, he was talking about our Navy.
Roosevelt did not have a problem negotiating, however, the negotiations concerning foreign policy were backed by the threat, or option, of force. Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th President of the U.S.
Strong navy.
Refers to U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt's foreign policy: "speak softly, and carry a big stick.
Speak softly and carry a big stick. In this case the big stick is the US Military, if we let the other countries know that we have a strong military we don't need to speak too much, which is speak softly we just need to let the countries know we have a strong US military.
More than any President before him, TR saw the US as an international power.
Speak softly and carry a big stick ~Teddy Roosevelt
Speak softly and carry a big stick ~Teddy Roosevelt
Theodore ( Teddy) Rosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt's policy was called Big Stick Policy. Also, known as Big Stick Ideology or Big Stick Diplomacy.The adage in reference:"Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far"
it was i am not sure it was save yourself be safe
Speak softly but carry a big stick, which was Theodore Roosevelt's statement not his nephew Franklin's
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Roosevelt introduced the Big Stick Diplomacy during 1901. "Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick."
Theodore Roosevelt's foreign policy was 'speak softly and carry a big stick."
Roosevelt Theodore wanted to make the United States a global power. His idea was to 'speak softly and carry a big stick'. He sought a powerful defense for his country to overcome conflicts with the enemies. He followed an aggressive foreign policy even though he had little support from the Congress.
Roosevelt's approach to foreign relations was known as the "Big Stick Policy" or "Speak softly and carry a big stick." This approach emphasized negotiating peacefully while maintaining the willingness to use military force if necessary to protect American interests.
"Speak softly and carry a big stick."