Jon Huntsman Jr. Quotes

I do not believe that we are under any obligation whatsoever to the Filipino people to open our markets..

What we should do is promote trade in the world, not try to stifle it.

Globally, we need to make sure that markets are open... If we see that there are restrictions on free trade, then simple economic logic will demonstrate that this is not beneficial.

If the two largest economies in the world don't show us a good example on trade liberalization, then you can't expect the smaller and weaker economies to take the risks. The initiative, the momentum and the drive really do have to come from Japan and the U.S.

If we didn't have the rest of the world growing, the United States economy would be in much worse shape than it is today.

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.

The fact of the matter is that instead of going around the world and haranguing countries for engaging with China, the West should be encouraging its own businesses to trade and invest in these regions.

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.

I'm quite an advocate of free trade.

Our view is that economic isolationism is the wrong way to go. Vibrant, successful growing economies that advance the interests of their citizens engage the global economy. And, we're committed to engaging the global economy.

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

Trade is a basic human right.

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

America has a right to demand that the world’s markets are open to our products …

You cannot close down free trade. What you've got to do is open up markets.

Globalization has very materially improved the standard of living in the Unitied States... as it has for those countries that have chosen to operate with free trade…. Although none of us likes our competitors, competition has greatly improved our standard of living.

Those who whine incessantly and maintain the romantic notion of a self-contained market speak against the interests of American workers and a growing standard of living. They are trafficking in fear and promoting ignorance while advancing their own political ambitions. No great nation has ever increased its worth over time by closing its markets. In fact, history is replete with examples of closed markets leading to destructive economic consequences.

We are only 5 percent of the world's population and 20 percent of the world's economy. We have to be able to trade in order to grow.

We are in a global economy whether we like it or not. And we believe - I believe - that America should be at the table writing the rules of the global economy instead of China.

I believe that trade is essential for economic growth and development around the world, but I also believe that trade is imperfect.

We need fair and free trade.

America wins when we trade and export and import.

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

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.