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Carrots and sticks3 quotes
Speak softly and carry a big stick. — Theodore Roosevelt · 1900I grew up in a tough neighborhood and we used to say, "You can get further with a kind word and a gun than you can with just a kind word." — Al Capone · 1987Where force is necessary, there it must be applied boldly, decisively and completely. But one must know the limitations of force; one must know when to blend force with a maneuver, a blow with an agreement. — Leon Trotsky · 1932Diplomacy1 quote
Speak softly and carry a big stick. — Theodore Roosevelt · 1900Guns1 quote
I grew up in a tough neighborhood and we used to say, "You can get further with a kind word and a gun than you can with just a kind word." — Al Capone · 1987International politics1 quote
Speak softly and carry a big stick. — Theodore Roosevelt · 1900Political power1 quote
Where force is necessary, there it must be applied boldly, decisively and completely. But one must know the limitations of force; one must know when to blend force with a maneuver, a blow with an agreement. — Leon Trotsky · 1932Politics1 quote
Where force is necessary, there it must be applied boldly, decisively and completely. But one must know the limitations of force; one must know when to blend force with a maneuver, a blow with an agreement. — Leon Trotsky · 1932