“There is this idea of history as something you make, as a meaningful narrative with a beginning and an end, the end being a utopia of happiness that we'll reach through socialism or free trade or democracy, and then it will all be wonderful.” IdeasEndsDemocracyWonderfulTradeMeaningfulSocialismNarrativeUtopiaFree Trade Author:Pankaj Mishra
“You do not need to be in the single market we do not need that we are the word's fifth biggest economy. Most economies can agree free trade deals within two years the EU is taking 10 years or never at all, why?” NeedsYearsTwoDealsEconomyAgreeTradeTwo YearsFifthFree Trade Author:Andrea Leadsom
“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.” JobsInterestDealsTradeCompromiseManufacturingFree TradeNational Interests Author:Nick Xenophon
“How will the exit affect thousands of British pensioners living in Portugal or Spain who will lose their access to the welfare and health systems? Fifty-three free-trade agreements, which were negotiated by the EU on behalf of all Member States, are also hanging in the balance for the UK.” StatesThreeLosesBalanceMembersTradeBritishAccessWelfareFiftyAgreementBehalfSpainExitFree TradePortugalTrade AgreementsHealth System Author:Jean-Claude Juncker
“This rhetoric that Donald Trump is used is very consistent with rhetoric he's used on the campaign trail for a long time now. He'll always say - and you look - you can look at the past transcripts of his old speeches. He'll always say, I'm in favor of trade; trade is great, but these deals - NAFTA, TPP, the South Korean Free Trade Agreement - are all terrible.” LooksLongPastUsedDealsTrumpTerribleSpeechLong TimeTradeSouthFavorsCampaignsConsistentAgreementRhetoricTrailsKoreanFree TradeTrade AgreementsNafta Author:Avik Roy
“[Donald Trump rhetoric]this is a common rhetorical line used by people who are against free trade that say, we're in favor of trade; we just don't like any of the free trade deals that America has actually signed onto.” PeopleAmericaUsedLinesDealsCommonTrumpTradeFavorsRhetoricFree TradeRhetorical Author:Avik Roy
“What was really interesting in his speech, which, by the way, had (inaudible) footnotes - the written version of it - which might be a personal record for Donald Trump - the source of a lot of his numbers on the free trade section of the speech came from an organization called the Economic Policy Institute, which was a think tank or is a think tank that was founded by labor unions to promote the labor unions' point of view on free trade agreements.” ThinkingWayMightInterestingViewsNumbersRecordsWrittenEconomicPolicySourceTrumpSpeechLaborOrganizationTradeUnionsPoint Of ViewVersionsAgreementSectionsTanksReally InterestingInstituteFree TradeEconomic PolicyLabor UnionFootnotesTrade Agreements Author:Avik Roy
“I think, again, the overall intellectual structure of the speech is very much consistent with what Donald Trump has been saying on the campaign trail. He's against free trade. He's against immigration. But he has been in favor of tax reform, and he has been afraid of - in favor of developing American energy sources like through fracking or hydraulic fracturing.” ThinkingHas BeensEnergySourceTrumpTaxesSpeechIntellectualTradeStructureFavorsCampaignsImmigrationReformDevelopingConsistentTrailsFree TradeEnergy SourcesTax ReformFrackingHydraulic Fracturing Author:Avik Roy
“As the world transforms, moves closer together, jobs are displaced, and the world of work completely changes the way we live, the way we think. As that revolution goes on around us, it is going to pose political challenges of which immigration is one very obvious one, which are going to be extremely difficult to deal with. But it's like free trade. You know, in the end, if we go protectionist, we'll make a mistake.” IfsThinkingKnowsWorldWayEndsTogetherJobsMovingPoliticalDifficultChallengesDealsMistakeRevolutionGoes OnTradeObviousImmigrationFree Trade Author:Tony Blair
“We are in the presence of a recruiting drive systematically and deliberately undertaken by American business, by American universities, and to a lesser extent, American government, often initiated by talent scouts specially sent over here to buy British brains and preempt them for service of the U.S.A. ... I look forward earnestly to the day when some reform of the American system of school education enables them to produce their own scientists so that, in an aimiable free trade of talent, there may be adequate interchange between our country and theirs, and not a one-way traffic.” WayLooksMayCountryGovernmentSchoolScienceBrainTalentProduceScientistTradeUniversityBritishOur CountryOne WayReformTrafficAdequateFree TradeAmerican GovernmentSchool EducationInterchangeAmerican BusinessAmerican Universities Author:Lord Hailsham
“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.” WantDifferentAmericaCompanyHugeTradeCorporationsLabourFree TradeMultinationalsWavelengthMultinational Corporations Author:Jane Mayer
“I have never worshipped at the altar of free trade, but I've always been an advocate of free trade.” TradeAltarsFree Trade Author:John Kasich
“America is the primary engine of growth in the world and we are the only beacon of free trade left, and open markets.” WorldAmericaLeftGrowthTradePrimariesEnginesFree TradeBeacons Author:Jon Huntsman, Jr.
“[Trade] was clearly a factor.That was a complete reversal of where things are normally at. Usually Republicans are all for free trade.” RepublicanTradeFactorsFree TradeReversal Author:Collin Peterson
“I do think creating an open free-trade economy but with strong social support is the way to go.” ThinkingWayStrongSocialSupportEconomyCreatingTradeFree Trade Author:David Brooks
“Now we are talking about concluding a free trade agreement between the Eurasian Economic Council, recently established in the post-Soviet space, and China. A similar agreement was concluded a short time ago with Vietnam. Then, we will coordinate, at least we are ready to do this, the Chinese concept of the Silk Road Economic Belt with our newly-created regional organisation. So, do you understand how diverse, multi-faceted and deep Russian-Chinese ties have become over the last couple of decades? And we resolved the border issue.” LastsSpaceTalkingIssuesEconomicReadyCoupleConceptsTradeChinaDecadesPostsChineseBordersTiesAgreementVietnamSovietDiverseCouncilBeltsOrganisationSilkShort TimeFree TradeCoordinatesTrade AgreementsConcludingSilk Road Author:Vladimir Putin
“Donald Trump needs to stay focused and remember the promises to you, the American people. You know the promises, repeal and replace Obamacare, identify radical Islam, lower taxes, repatriate corporate profits, build the border wall, appoint originalists to the Supreme Court, fix inner cities, energy independence, drain the swamp, send education back to the states, you know, say radical Islam, vet refugees, all of these important issues, free trade.” PeopleKnowsNeedsImportantStatesRememberEnergyCitiesIssuesWallTrumpPromiseTaxesIndependenceTradeCourtIslamProfitFocusedSupremeRadicalCorporateBordersSupreme CourtRefugeeObamacareDrainsStay FocusedFree TradeSwampsImportant IssuesInner CityVetsRadical IslamEnergy Independence Author:Sean Hannity
“When [Bill] Clinton came along, it sort of moderated a little bit, but Clinton had a different device for breaking unions called NAFTA [North America Free Trade Agreement]. Because the government was entirely lawless, employers could exploit NAFTA to threaten union organizers with transfer. It's illegal, but when you've got a lawless government, it doesn't matter if it's illegal. I think the number of union drives blocked increased by about 50 percent.” IfsThinkingLittlesDifferentMatterGovernmentAmericaBitsNumbersLittle BitPercentTradeBillsUnionsClintonAgreementIllegalDevicesEmployersExploitsTransfersNorth AmericaFree TradeBlockedOrganizerTrade AgreementsNafta Author:Noam Chomsky
“The idea of explaining why free trade is good, why immigration is good, why the world is so connected, that we need to think in terms of humanity and being generous to each other, you know, that's proving to be a challenge.” ThinkingKnowsWorldNeedsIdeasHumanityTermChallengesProveTradeConnectedImmigrationGenerousExplainingFree TradeBeing Generous Author:Bill Gates
“There's a whole range of areas that we'll be looking at, so I'm not at this very early stage going to specify any particular areas. As you will know, there will be a limit to how far we can go in terms of a formal free trade agreement until we've actually left the European Union. I think there is much that we [with Donald Trump] can do in the interim in terms of looking at how we can remove some of the barriers to trade in a number of areas.” ThinkingKnowsWholeLeftTermCan DoNumbersStageParticularTrumpLimitsAreasTradeUnionsRangeRemoveBarriersAgreementFormalEuropean UnionFree TradeTrade AgreementsInterim Author:Theresa May
“We want free trade but we want free trade that is good. We want free trade that levels the playing field.” WantLevelsFieldsTradeFree TradePlaying Fields Author:Paul Ryan
“That means we get other countries to play by our rules. You add up all the countries that we have trade agreements with, we have a surplus with them. You add up the countries we do not have a trade agreement with, that`s where a massive trade deficit comes from. So our goal is to get free trade agreements, and that means we get other countries to play and live by our rules so we can level the playing field.” MeanCountryPlayGoalLevelsFieldsTradeAddAgreementLive ByMassiveOther CountriesDeficitFree TradeSurplusPlaying FieldsTrade Agreements Author:Paul Ryan
“What Donald Trump has been concerned about, what he`s talked about, is when we get deals that don`t level the playing field, when we get deals that aren`t the kinds of best deals we can get, we want good deals, and those are free trade deals to lower the barriers between trade between two countries.” WantKindHas BeensTwoCountryLevelsDealsFieldsTrumpConcernedTradeBarriersFree TradePlaying FieldsTwo Countries Author:Paul Ryan
“I think Canadians, by and large, during the American election, every time Donald Trump talked about NAFTA, we felt that he was talking about Mexico. Now, if Donald Trump tears up NAFTA, there is still a Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement. And we all assume that we will revert back to that agreement, which is essentially the same as NAFTA except Mexico is no longer at the table. I think, you know, that is what we are hoping for.” IfsThinkingKnowsStillsFeltTalkingTearsTrumpElectionTablesTradeAssumingCanadaAgreementMexicoFree TradeTrade AgreementsNaftaAmerican Elections Author:Rick Mercer
“[Donald] Trump, he - you know, buy American, buy American, anti-free trade, and got big cheers. They're waving Russian flags, probably partly as a joke. But, still, the party has become an ethnic nationalist party.” KnowsStillsBigsPartyTrumpJokesTradeCheerFlagsFree Trade Author:Mark Shields
“I do think, over the last years, a lot of Republicans have decided it's not working, what the party believed in, free trade, global capitalism, open borders.” ThinkingYearsLastsPartyRepublicanCapitalismDecidedTradeBordersLast YearFree Trade Author:Mark Shields
“Trade has suddenly become massively unpopular. I think that's massively unjust. I think free trade has been wonderful for America on balance.” ThinkingHas BeensAmericaWonderfulBalanceTradeUnjustFree Trade Author:David Brooks
“Incidentally, I don't think there is a non-adjectival 'globalisation'. What we have now is a particular form: dominated by finance and multinational corporations and by a rhetoric (though not a reality) of 'free trade' and market forces. So I'm not a localist. I'm an internationalist, but one who believes (a) that such a thing is really only possible through a prior grounding and (b) that the terms of our present globalisation have to be challenged politically.” ThinkingBelieveRealityFormForceTermParticularTradeFinanceCorporationsRhetoricFree TradeGroundingMultinationalsGlobalisationMultinational Corporations Author:Doreen Massey
“We need to fight protectionism with everything that we have because when there's a level playing field and when you have open markets and when free trade is flourishing, American workers, American farmers, Americans are going to benefit.” NeedsFightingLevelsFieldsBenefitsTradeWorkersFarmersFlourishingFree TradePlaying FieldsAmerican WorkersProtectionismLevel Playing Field Author:Condoleezza Rice
“There is a phrase in trade theory; it's called "kicking away the ladder." First you violate the rules - the market rules - and then by the time you succeed in developing, you kick away the ladders so others can't do it too, and you preach about "free trade."” FirstsTheorySucceedTradeDevelopingPhrasesKicksLaddersKickingFree Trade Author:Noam Chomsky
“The US does not observe the free-trade principles. Those are for the weak. So agribusiness is highly subsidized and pours product into Mexico and drives out Mexican farmers. Maybe they have to go into the cities, and they don't have jobs to support them, so they flee across the border.” DoeJobsCitiesPrinciplesSupportProductsWeakTradeBordersFarmersMexicoMexicanFree TradeAgribusiness Author:Noam Chomsky
“You ask, "Could we have an honest discussion about earnings insurance?" I think we could, if people understood that the alternative was to build up a backlash against global capital, against free trade, against technological change.” PeopleThinkingHonestTradeDiscussionTechnologicalFree Trade Author:Robert Reich
“This system, built on free markets, free trade and free peoples and American protection, that's what got us from the end of World War II to the extraordinary events of the end of the Cold War and a system that was one of prosperity and peace for a lot of people, including for the United States.” PeopleWorldWarColdTradeExtraordinaryProsperityProtectionWar Of The WorldsWorld War IiWorld War ICold WarFree MarketFree Trade Author:Condoleezza Rice
“I support free trade. Donald Trump supports free trade.Trade means jobs. Jobs in the United States, jobs in my home state of Indiana are supported by international exports.” MeanHomeSupportTradeFree Trade Author:Mike Pence
“The U.S. has dropped its role as the vanguard of free trade, they are looking for a new partner: the EU.” TradeFree Trade Author:Cecilia Malmstrom
“If the U.S. turns away from the international system, then we will simply have to look after it ourselves. Together, we can demonstrate that, even in the Trump era, free trade is not a thing of the past.” TogetherPastTradeFree Trade Author:Cecilia Malmstrom
“I think the Respublican party's lost its way. We have given into nativism and protectionism. And I think that, if we're going to be a governing party in the future, and a majority party, we have got to go back to traditional conservatism, limited government, economic freedom, individual responsibility, respect for free trade. Those are the principles that made us who we are.” ThinkingIndividualPartyResponsibilityEconomicTradeConservatismLimited GovernmentFree Trade Author:Jeff Flake
“Turkey has had a customs union with Europe since 1996, and there's free trade in everything other than farm products and services. And Turkey has shown that it can compete. It's good at making cheap goods - household appliances, food, detergents, cheap clothes. And they make a lot of white goods, cheap TVs, washing machines, electric appliances, steel, and, recently, auto parts. And Turks are gradually moving into IT.” MovingTradeElectricFree Trade Author:Andrew Mango
“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.” WayDoneGovernmentEconomyToo MuchTaxesTradeRateProsperousPrintingFree TradeRaising TaxesOverspending Author:Arthur Laffer
“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.” LibertyEconomyEconomicPolicyEconomicsTradeLibertarianTendenciesCapitalistLibertarianismMonopolyManufacturingFree TradeLaissez FaireCapitalist Economy Author:Ludwig von Mises
“'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.” WarNumbersEconomyStudyCapitalismTradeDirtyGenocideFree TradeDirty Words Author:Steven Pinker
“Globalization and free trade do spur economic growth, and they lead to lower prices on many goods.” PhilosophyPoliticalGrowthEconomicEconomicsTradeGoodsGlobalizationEconomic GrowthSpursFree Trade Author:Robert Reich
“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.” PeopleRightsGroupsSummerDignityTradeUnionsWorkersConvictionDefenseCourageousDedicatedFree TradeTrade UnionsWorkers Rights Author:Lech Walesa
“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.” PersonsTradeVery GoodDesignerSectionsGood PersonFree TradeI Love HimBurberry Author:Emma Watson
“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.” WantProductsPercentTradeSouthAgreementKoreanFree TradeOregonTariffsTrade AgreementsBlueberries Author:Ron Wyden
“When men have realized that time has upset many fighting faiths, they may come to believe... that the ultimate good desired is better reached by free trade in ideas-- that the best test of truth is the power of the thought to get itself accepted in the competition of the market, and that truth is the only ground upon which their wishes safely can be carried out. That at any rate is the theory of our Constitution. It is an experiment. As all life is an experiment. Every year if not every day we wager our salvation upon some prophecy based upon imperfect knowledge.” IfsMenYearsBelieveMayIdeasLife IsFightingWishFreedomTheoryTruth IsTestsUltimateConstitutionTradeSalvationCompetitionRateAcceptedExperimentsUpsetImperfectFreedom Of SpeechProphecyFree TradeSupreme Court JusticeWagers Author:Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
“Free trade is not based on utility but on justice.” JusticeTradeUtilityFree Trade Author:Edmund Burke
“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.” WantDealsCompanyEuropeIndiaTradeMissionsDrivingJapanPushingSmallestEntrepreneurialFree TradeCompleting Author:David Cameron