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VDH: Obamas Bluster Pulpit
h/t InstapunditAt 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 adviceloud threats without commensurate consequencesmight be more attractive for politically-minded leaders than often unpopular and difficult action. Also implicit in Roosevelts advice was the presumption that if bluster or impotence could be dangerous for a leader, each multiplied the other in combination. Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2013-07-03 |
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