...a big stick; you will go far." If the American nation will speak softly, and yet build, and keep a pitch of the highest training, a thoroughly efficient navy, the Monroe Doctrine will go far. Commentary . Until the early twentieth century, the Monroe Doctrine, articulated by President James...

...big stick; you will go far." If the American Nation will speak softly, and yet build, and keep at a pitch of the highest training, a thoroughly efficient navy, the Monroe Doctrine will go far. "The Monroe Doctrine," speech at Chicago, Illinois, April 2, 1903 Books I find reading a great comfort....

...far," he told the audience. "If the American nation will speak softly, and yet build, and keep at a pitch of the highest training, a thoroughly efficient navy, the Monroe Doctrine will go far." The next morning, the Chicago Tribune ran a headline: SPEAK SOFTLY AND CARRY A BIG STICK, SAYS ROOSEVELT....