Henry Charles Carey Quotes

Trade agreements are important because they open up new marketplaces to small businesses, which ultimately translates into more jobs and greater economic growth.

The commerce of India does not grow, nor does that of Portugal, or of Turkey; that but that of the protected countries does increase, as has been shown in the case of Spain, and can now be shown in that of Germany.

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

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.

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

Europe should stick to an open economy, to competition and we should refuse protectionism. It will not save one single job in the long run to protect non-competitive industries.

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

National border lines are much easier to draw than economic lines.

Perhaps the globalization potion is too strong for us today; it should be watered down with some measure of economic nationalism.

Economies that are open to trade grow faster.

Free trade economists have to explain how free trade can be an explanation for the economic success of today’s rich countries, when it simply had not been practiced very much before they became rich.

When you export unprocessed goods, in simple words, you are exporting jobs, taxes, and other key economic opportunities... it is high time we stopped this outdated trade system.

A vicious circle of increasing emigration resulting in a smaller domestic market depleted of initiative and skill, and a reduced incentive … to undertake and organize the productive enterprises which alone can provide increased employment opportunities and higher living standards…. Protectionism, both in agriculture and industry would have to give way to active participation in a free-trading world.

The biggest single thing that has lifted people out of poverty is free trade.

It's just so unfortunate that, as we get adjusted to this global economy, that the U.S. is even thinking about building walls.

If governments start to go it alone on trade, it will become harder, not easier, to generate the jobs and rising incomes that angry electorates want.

Free-trade enthusiasts fret that regional trade arrangements divert more trade than they create.

Given that trade benefited the Asian economies on the way up, it seems natural that the slowdown in global trade, whatever its causes, could lead to some loss of dynamism and growth in the region.

We understand U.S. position, but we have to find a way to make trade translate into better jobs in North America.

Take a look at NAFTA, one of the worst deals ever made by any country having to do with economic development. It's economic un development as far as America is concerned.

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

I believe in removing barriers in international trade. Part of the reason is that this creates huge markets for all of our products.

The idea that you could send agricultural products to Tokyo and Osaka and not pay tariffs, and you would have to pay tariffs sending them to Manchester, is quite hard to fathom in the modern world.

If we do not counter the argument that most radical nationlists use, which is, 'To protect is to be protectionist,' if we don't counter that argument, all of our economies will suffer.

We want trade agreements that aid development and increase prosperity, growth and productivity at home and in our trade partner countries.