Frederic Bastiat Quotes

Our nation has moved from the cold war to the trade war.

It is difficult to overcome protectionism when times are bad.

The United States is a nation located in the global economy, and we get enormous, enormous benefits from dealing with foreigners.

Our engagement through international economics, trade, these trade agreements, is vital and is linked to our national security. This is a lesson we learned from the '30s, it is a lesson we learned post-World War II, and it plays to our strengths.

That level of trade deficit throttles real growth in our country and continues the unfortunate path of selling out America. We are not winning the global trade war, we are losing it badly.

My big focus is China and OPEC and all of these countries that are just absolutely destroying the United States.

The United States has means to wound Latin American countries deeply, chiefly by altering trade policies to cut imports in ways that would throw thousands out of work.

We are determined that our nation shall cease to be a burden on other countries but shall contribute positively to world prosperity, while observing fully the fair trade practices in international commerce.

The European conflict shall not be continued by economic war after the military operations have ceased. British policy shall be directed toward promoting free commercial intercourse between all nations …

Liberalization of trade barriers are essential for long-term global growth.

When you lower trade barriers and level the playing field, you create a mutual pool of wealth.

If America and China collide, both will suffer.

In a complex and challenging time, the road of isolationism and protectionism may seem broad and inviting — yet it ends in danger and decline.

A trade war between the U.S. and China would hurt both countries, but there is reason to believe that the U.S. has more to lose. Today, 80% of global trade comprises international supply chains,” she writes. “Declining trade costs have allowed firms to splinter their production lines geographically, with goods processed and value added in multiple countries along the chain. If China threw a handful of sand in the gears of these chains, it could disrupt entire production networks, doing serious damage to the U.S….

We need fair and free trade.

There are some who want to move us back to the days when we were protectionists and keep all goods off our shores.

We should keep on going along the path of globalization. Globalization is good... when trade stops, war comes.

Britain has always been at its most successful when it's a trading nation.

We need to be free to do deals with the rest of the world.

No good libertarian I know wants us to completely isolate ourselves from the rest of the world. It's not even possible. I mean there are economic ties - there are trade routes that need to be secured. You know international trade can't happen if you don't have open oceans.

Bilateral trade deficits are not evil; historically, better growth in the U.S. economy has led to larger trade deficits.

America's trade policy has an enormous impact on the economic well-being of the American people and the strategic interests of the United States.

Protectionism has never been an answer, will never be an answer. We need trade. We need trade agreements worldwide.

We seek to better integrate Brazil into the world... and eliminate unfair trade practices and uncertainty for foreign trade flows.

Leaving the E.U. enables the U.K. to be more engaged with the global economy, not just the European economy.