Bush modifies Roosevelt's foreign policy

[Dorian Gray]

Speak softly, carry a big stick, beat the crap out of a couple of people as examples.

 

[Jocko]

Speak softly, carry a big stick, beat the crap out of a couple of people as examples.

Things used to be such that simply carrying the stick sent the message. Apparently you need to swing it a few times in order to get across the same message nowadays.