“I have always been fond of the West African proverb "Speak…” Theodore Roosevelt | Leadershipology

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I have always been fond of the West African proverb "Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far."

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Source: 1900s, Letter to Henry L. Sprague (26 January 1900); this is the first known use of this phrase, which became a signature motto of Roosevelt's after he used it in a speech as vice president at the Minnesota State Fair:

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