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| VDH: ObamaÂ’s Bluster Pulpit |
| 2013-07-03 |
| h/t Instapundit At the turn of the century, Teddy Roosevelt famously advised statesmen to “speak softly and carry a big stick.” Roosevelt assumed that the antithesis of his advice—loud threats without commensurate consequences—might be more attractive for politically-minded leaders than often unpopular and difficult action. Also implicit in Roosevelt’s advice was the presumption that if bluster or impotence could be dangerous for a leader, each multiplied the other in combination. |
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