Quotes about Free Trade

This conviction brought me, in the summer of 1978, to the Free Trade Unions - formed by a group of courageous and dedicated people who came out in the defense of the workers' rights and dignity. Votes: 6

Free trade should not mean free labor. Votes: 4

Free trade is not based on utility but on justice. Votes: 4

Globalization and free trade do spur economic growth, and they lead to lower prices on many goods. Votes: 4

NAFTA and GATT have about as much to do with free trade as the Patriot Act has to do with liberty. Votes: 4

Globalism began as a vision of a world with free trade, shared prosperity, and open borders. These are good, even noble things to aim for. Votes: 4

Manufacturing and commercial monopolies owe their origin not to a tendency imminent in a capitalist economy but to governmental interventionist policy directed against free trade and laissez faire. Votes: 4

Proponents of the Central America Free Trade Agreement have conveniently ignored this fundamental fact: the effect of trade on incomes in Central America and how to alleviate the adverse consequences of trade liberalization on the poor. Votes: 4

It's very hard to find things that rhyme with North American Free Trade Agreement. Votes: 3

The North American Free Trade Agreement marked a fundamental change in the global trade scheme. Votes: 3

Unfair trade deals like the North American Free Trade Agreement eviscerated good-paying manufacturing jobs, putting more than 3 million U.S. workers out of work. Votes: 3

You mentioned the Free Trade Agreement and yes I can't tell you how pleased we are that Morocco is one of the countries that our country is going to begin negotiating a Free Trade Agreement with. Votes: 3

I rise to oppose the Central American Free Trade Agreement, known as CAFTA, the latest expression of the disastrous trade policies of this administration which are, unfortunately, a continuation of the disastrous trade policies of previous administrations. Votes: 3

The message is NAFTA (the North American Free Trade Agreement) is there. NAFTA has helped both our countries enormously. We live up to the terms of NAFTA. We ask you, our best friend and most important trading partner to do the same thing. Votes: 3

The Conservatives are a confusing lot. They first denied climate change was a serious issue and then suggested strengthening the nuclear industry as a solution to it. They oppose the European Union, but support joining North American Free Trade Agreement, despite its obvious failure. Votes: 3

Free Tibet before free trade. Votes: 2

Germany is very free-trade oriented. Votes: 2

American consumers benefit from free trade and investment. Votes: 2

You don't need a treaty to have free trade. Votes: 2

Free trade is not a principle, it is an expedient. Votes: 2

Free trade is very important if we respect equality among nations. Votes: 2

I'm not opposed to free trade if it's fair trade. But I am opposed to bad trade deals. Votes: 2

Free trade will go a long way toward alleviating poverty in Central America. Yet trade alone is not enough. Votes: 2

People say free trade causes dislocation. In actual fact, it's the lowering of trade barriers that causes the dislocation. Votes: 2

While I believe firmly in open markets and free trade, I also believe an open market needs a level playing field. Votes: 2

We've advanced in the construction of a true free-trade area across South America... What's needed now is less rhetoric and more action. Votes: 2

In a word, the free trade system hastens the social revolution. It is in this revolutionary sense alone, gentlemen, that I vote in favor of free trade. Votes: 2

The establishment of free trade agreements can be a critical and progressive step towards greater economic integration, and continues to become more valuable in an increasingly global world. Votes: 2

The free trade movement in the middle of the last century represents the first conscious recognition of these new circumstances and of the necessity to adapt to them. Votes: 2

When America closes its doors, so does everybody else. We are the primary engine of growth in the world and we are the only beacon of free trade left, and open markets. Votes: 2

Because of the Korean free trade agreement, South Koreans who want Oregon blueberries are gonna see their prices go down because we will be getting rid of a 45 percent tariff on this Oregon product. Votes: 2

Protectionism is a misnomer. The only people protected by tariffs, quotas and trade restrictions are those engaged in uneconomic and wasteful activity. Free trade is the only philosophy compatible with international peace and prosperity. Votes: 2

For starters, this country embodies something utterly unique: History's first democratic empire. Beginning in the post war era, we have used free trade and democracy to create a series of interlocking relationships that end war. Votes: 2

The pact creating a North American free-trade zone was President Bill Clinton's signature accomplishment; but NAFTA is also the bugaboo of union leaders, grassroots activists and Midwesterners who blame free trade for the factory closings they see in their hometowns. Votes: 2

Not only must we fight to end disastrous unfettered free trade agreements with China, Mexico, and other low wage countries, we must fight to fundamentally rewrite our trade agreements so that American products, not jobs, are our number one export. Votes: 2

In the 1990's, a time of corporate capital's global ascendancy, the mildest restraints on its prerogatives have been peremptorily rejected. Automatically, under this designation, measures to protect national cultural industries, for example, have been ruled unacceptable infringements of "free trade". Votes: 2

It strikes me as very strange that whereas Tennyson could support most of Mr. Buckley's propositions about free trade, and the private sector, and private enterprise, Tennyson found no difficulty also in lending intellectual support to the idea of Women's Liberation. Votes: 2

I would love to persuade Christopher Bailey to get even just a section of Burberry that's, like, organic or free trade. I love him, he's a very good person and an amazing designer, and I have a lot of respect and time for him. Votes: 2

Basically, the myth is that America has been founded on the free market; the government has done very little; it has thrived under free trade. But actually, if you look at the history, this is actually the country that has succeeded most with protectionist policies. Votes: 2

We believe that unilateral sanctions violate international law, in fact. They violate free trade. They violate human growth and development, human development, and that when you actually sanction a bank of a country, the meaning of it is quite clear. You're sanctioning medicine for the people. Votes: 2

But suppose, for the sake of argument, free competition, without any sort of monopoly, would develop capitalism trade more rapidly. Is it not a fact that the more rapidly trade and capitalism develop, the greater is the concentration of production and capital which gives rise to monopoly? Votes: 2

Too many countries that do not play by the free trade rules of the World Trade Organization - including, notably mercantilist China and monopolist Saudi Arabia - have been allowed in, to the detriment of both the WTO and the liberal trading environment it is supposed to sponsor. Votes: 2

business itself is now the most powerful force for change in the world today, richer and faster by far than most governments. And what is it doing with this power? It is using free trade, the most powerful weapon at its disposal, to tighten its grip on the globe. Votes: 2

I favor free trade in drugs for the same reason the Founding Fathers favored free trade in ideas: in a free society it is none of the government's business what ideas a man puts into his mind; likewise, it should be none of its business what drugs he puts into his body. Votes: 2

As it is, the grotesque distortions of the global market mean that for every dollar the West dispatches to Africa in the form of aid, two dollars are clawed back through subsidies and tariff barriers: a monumental rip-off by the rich as they instruct the poor to accept 'free' trade or else. Votes: 2

By all means, let's have free trade and no trade barriers and a common market. But where did it all suddenly become about our own economic and political destiny being surrendered to Brussels with agendas that arguably have very little to do with the interests of the British people and British voters? Votes: 2

I want completing the single market to be our driving mission. I want us to be at the forefront of transformative trade deals with the US, Japan and India as part of the drive towards global free trade. And I want us to be pushing to exempt Europe's smallest entrepreneurial companies from more EU directives. Votes: 2

Free trade holds much of the blame for continued international conflict. Markets are said to possess wisdom that is somehow superior to man. Those of us in business who travel in the developing world see the results of such western wisdom and have a rumbling disquiet about much of what our economic institutions have bought into. Votes: 2

Inflationism, however, is not an isolated phenomenon. It is only one piece in the total framework of politico-economic and socio-philosophical ideas of our time. Just as the sound money policy of gold standard advocates went hand in hand with liberalism, free trade, capitalism and peace, so is inflationism part and parcel of imperialism, militarism, protectionism, statism and socialism. Votes: 2

Free trade does bring jobs to America. Votes: 0

Bigotry does not consort easily with free trade. Votes: 0

That foreign trade should be fair rather than free. Votes: 0

Free trade with Colombia is something that's a no-brainer. Votes: 0

I think bolstering free trade is a boon to the dollar. Votes: 0

Free trade or the free market means the sovereignty of the consumer. Votes: 0

The assertion that everyone benefits simultaneously from free trade is simply incorrect. Votes: 0

Few countries have become rich through free-trade, free-market policies, and few ever will. Votes: 0

Technological advance often thrives in sheltered and subsidized markets, which defy free trade. Votes: 0

Chinese mercantilism is not free trade, but it is far better than American militarism. Votes: 0

The problem is you cannot have free global trade with highly restrictive, regulated domestic markets. Votes: 0

There was free trade in Africa. There was free enterprise in Africa before the colonialists came. Votes: 0

I believe in free trade, but I really believe in making great deals for the United States. Votes: 0

The way - the principle way that human beings had gotten out of extreme poverty is free trade. Votes: 0

It is in all our interests that the arteries of global trade are kept free, open and running. Votes: 0

I do think creating an open free-trade economy but with strong social support is the way to go. Votes: 0

I have never worshipped at the altar of free trade, but I've always been an advocate of free trade. Votes: 0

Pakistan is the first South Asian country to sign a free trade agreement and currency swap agreement with China. Votes: 0

To hear the Japanese plead for free trade is like hearing the word love on the lips of a harlot. Votes: 0

Complete free trade is not politically feasible. Why? Because it's only in the general interest and in no one's special interest. Votes: 0

In response to a suggestion that total free trade would end in cheaper foreign products flooding the market and causing unemployment. Votes: 0

Happily, financial capitalism and free trade have not done away with national languages and literatures, as Marx rather too blithely hoped. Votes: 0

Free trade, one of the greatest blessings which a government can confer on a people, is in almost every country unpopular. Votes: 0

We want free trade but we want free trade that is good. We want free trade that levels the playing field. Votes: 0

It's not a free trade agreement. It has virtually nothing to do with free trade... It's a protectionist agreement; it's anti free-trade. Votes: 0

Free trade, far from protectionism, is the path that we should take to make Latin America a thriving actor in the global economy. Votes: 0

America is the primary engine of growth in the world and we are the only beacon of free trade left, and open markets. Votes: 0

I debated free trade in college. I came out as a free trader. I'm a free markets guy. I'm an Adam Smith guy. Votes: 0

[Trade] was clearly a factor.That was a complete reversal of where things are normally at. Usually Republicans are all for free trade. Votes: 0

Negotiating sugar trade in bilateral free trade agreements is a recipe for disaster for the U.S. sugar industry, and it is unnecessary. Votes: 0

Everyone asks for freedom for himself, The man free love, the businessman free trade, The writer and talker free speech and free press. Votes: 0

I'm particularly happy that the Ronald Reagan Building is both public and private, and embraces his lifelong belief... in free and open trade. Votes: 0

Sanctions are not diplomacy. They are a precursor to war and an embarrassment to a country that pays lip service to free trade. Votes: 0

Uruguay is one of the biggest producers of software. We are breaking with the neoliberal model. We do not believe in free trade. Votes: 0

The ability to provide choices and the right to make choices that prove not detrimental, are the fundamental ingredients of free trade and independence. Votes: 0

I'm not against free trade but I'm against free trade deals that are negotiated badly, that actually compromise jobs, manufacturing jobs, compromise the national interest. Votes: 0

A depression is a large-scale decline in production and trade...there is nothing in the nature of a free-market economy to cause such an event. Votes: 0

Technology is probably the single biggest driver of productivity gains for the developed countries. For example, I think it's much more important than free trade. Votes: 0

If Boeing got a big head start on the 707 from multibillion-dollar military contracts to develop an air force transport, is that a sin against free trade? Votes: 0

If you want India to lower tariffs and facilitate more free trade, then I think Indian producers also have a right to enter the European market. Votes: 0

Free trade has been one of the tenets of the modern Mexican economy, and it's through competition and free trade that we will continue to advance. Votes: 0

I've always considered making it legal for Americans to import their prescription drugs a free-trade issue. Imports create competition and keep domestic industry more responsive to consumers. Votes: 0

I love trade. I'm a free trader, 100 percent. But we [the USA] need smart people making the deals, and we don't have smart people making the deals. Votes: 0

To open up new markets and create American jobs, we need to make global bilateral free trade agreements a priority as they were under the Clinton administration. Votes: 0

I have opposed the Communist cold war line ever since, both by public utterance and by private help to trade unionists breaking free from the Communist influence. Votes: 0

I believe in free trade. I don't support regulating trade prices between different regions. Our point of view is we don't want trade barriers between different countries. Votes: 0

Beneficial in theory, so-called free trade agreements far too often have been detrimental to the United States economy and the manufacturing sector that forms its central pillar. Votes: 0

The main concept is that of an international solidarity expressed in practice through worldwide division of labor: free trade is the principal point in the program of internationalism. Votes: 0

Unfortunately, the United States has entered into several free trade agreements that do not sufficiently protect and support our manufacturing industries and the millions of American workers they employ. Votes: 0

'Capitalism' is a dirty word for many intellectuals, but there are a number of studies showing that open economies and free trade are negatively correlated with genocide and war. Votes: 0

Capitalism' is a dirty word for many intellectuals, but there are a number of studies showing that open economies and free trade are negatively correlated with genocide and war. Votes: 0

I love free trade, but we need great leadership to have real free trade. And we don't have good leadership. We have leadership that doesn't know what it's doing. Votes: 0

As the Prussian historian Treitschke later complained, the proponents of free trade in Hamburg had 'in German fashion made out of necessity not just a virtue but a theory'. Votes: 0

Killing isn't free. It takes something out of you every time you do it. You get their life; they get a piece of your soul. It's always a trade. Votes: 0

They [the Kochs] want free trade and cheap labour. They own the second-largest private company in America, which is a huge multinational corporation. So they are on a different wavelength. Votes: 0

Public protests against globalization - protests that occur by and large in the prosperous West - denounce free trade and the mobility of capital as instruments of exploitation and oppression. Votes: 0

I support the view that free trade in goods and services is a win-win situation. I'm not so convinced that free flows of capital without restriction is a win-win situation. Votes: 0

I love free trade. I love the concept of free trade. Everything about it is good. I went to the Wharton School of Finance. They say, Let's go free trade. Votes: 0

At Guantanamo Bay, we could create a West Berlin, a free small city within the Communist nation that could trade freely with the U.S. and elect its own officials. Votes: 0

And you can't have a prosperous economy when the government is way overspending, raising tax rates, printing too much money, over regulating and restricting free trade. It just can't be done. Votes: 0

When you're in an economic downturn, what you want is to create jobs and economic growth. And the recipe isn't Republican or Democrat. It's low taxes, low spending, less regulation, free trade. Votes: 0

I am for joining a free trade zone. The European Union is not such zone, but a zone of raging bureaucracy which stears every hectolitre of wine, and every tone of beef. Votes: 0

I dont want a Europe that is just a free-trade area attached to NATO. Even less do I want a Europe where its everyone against everyone, and social and fiscal dumping replaces solidarity. Votes: 0

I don't want a Europe that is just a free-trade area attached to NATO. Even less do I want a Europe where it's everyone against everyone, and social and fiscal dumping replaces solidarity. Votes: 0

By adopting the 'free trade,' or British, system, we place ourselves side by side with the men who have ruined Ireland and India, and are now poisoning and enslaving the Chinese people. Votes: 0

Modern liberalism has many roots. One of the most important is the ideas of a man described by an American critic as 'his satanic free-trade majesty John Stuart Mill' and revered by others. Votes: 0

Before we move forward with new efforts to lower the barriers to international free trade, we must review the consequences of the policies of the past and address the problems of the present. Votes: 0

The ultimate good desired is better reached by free trade in ideas [and] the best test of truth is the power of the thought to get itself accepted in the competition of the market. Votes: 0

America has an important role to play as the world leader in creating a global order, free trade, free waterways, free commerce, free movement of people. That happens because of U.S. military might. Votes: 0

The history of capitalism has been so totally re-written that many people in the rich world do not perceive the historical double standards involved in recommending free trade and free market to developing countries. Votes: 0

Rich countries have 'kicked away the ladder' by forcing free-market, free-trade policies on poor countries. Already established countries do not want more competitors emerging through the nationalistic policies they themselves successfully used in the past. Votes: 0

Likewise, free trade does not, as evidenced in CAFTA, mean fair trade. Votes: -1