GILBERT, Chief Judge.
Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919), in a speech at the Minnesota State Fair on September 2, 1901, uttered the words, "Speak softly and carry a big stick." Those seven words have been quoted many times and are familiar to most schoolchildren in this country. An obvious problem arising from "carrying a big stick" is that of knowing when properly to use it.
Maryland Rule 1-341 arms the courts of this State with "a big stick" — the power...
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