(A) One should not whack others with a big stick
(B) One should build a country from big sticks
(C) ** One should be peaceful but ready to use force
(D) The right to carry large branches in public
EXPLANATIONS BELOW
Concept note-1: -The idea is negotiating peacefully but also having strength in case things go wrong. Simultaneously threatening with the “big stick", or the military, ties in heavily with the idea of Realpolitik, which implies a pursuit of political power that resembles Machiavellian ideals.
Concept note-2: -Big Stick diplomacy is the policy of carefully mediated negotiation ("speaking softly") supported by the unspoken threat of a powerful military ("big stick").