▁crown ▁of ▁th orn s . ▁You ▁shall ▁not ▁cru c ify ▁man kind ▁upon ▁a ▁cross ▁of ▁gold ." ▁William ▁Jenn ings ▁Bry an ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁express ing ▁his ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁gold ▁standard . ▁▁ 2 0 th - century ▁▁ 1 9 0 0 s – 1 9 5 0 s ▁" Spe ak ▁soft ly , ▁and ▁carry ▁a ▁big ▁stick ", ▁The odore ▁Ro ose vel t ' s ▁cor ollary ▁to ▁the ▁Mon roe ▁Do ctrine . ▁" S mo ke - filled ▁room ", ▁used ▁to ▁describe ▁the ▁back room ▁at ▁the ▁Black stone ▁Hotel ▁where ▁sen ators ▁gathered ▁to ▁secure ▁Warren ▁G . ▁Hard ing ' s ▁nom ination ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁Republican ▁National ▁Convention . ▁The ▁term ▁now ▁means ▁a ▁place ▁behind ▁the ▁scenes , ▁where ▁cig ar - sm oking ▁party ▁b oss es ▁make ▁political ▁dec isions . ▁" The ▁only ▁thing ▁we ▁have ▁to ▁fear ▁is ▁fear ▁itself .", ▁from ▁Franklin ▁D . ▁Ro ose vel t ' s ▁first ▁inaug ural ▁address . ▁" Y esterday , ▁December ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁a ▁date ▁which ▁will ▁live ▁in ▁inf amy ." ▁said ▁by ▁President ▁Franklin ▁D . ▁Ro ose vel t ▁after ▁the ▁Japanese ▁attack ▁on ▁Pear l ▁Har bor . ▁" I ▁shall ▁return ." ▁U . S . ▁General ▁Douglas ▁Mac Ar thur ▁after ▁leaving ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁ ▁" Is ▁there ▁anything ▁we