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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.

Theodore Roosevelt

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Theodore Roosevelt

American politician, 26th president of the United States

October 27th, 1858 - January 6th, 1919

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