Autarky Quotes
Earlier, Jefferson was opposed to manufacturing in America as factories were a social blight in Europe which he wanted to keep out of the United States. He felt that we could import whatever we needed from Europe and not have the evils of industrialization. However, with the War of 1812, the Barbary Pirates and his mellowing when no longer President, and his willingness to change his positions as he learned more, he issued this letter. See another the following year: {615634}. His was considered such an important change of position—today we would accuse him of a flip flop— that other journals and periodicals reprinted the letter and commented upon his change. Despite his changed position, most Americans believe that Jefferson was opposed to manufacturing and industrialization for his entire life—not just the first part.
Shortly after the Cuban revolution, the U. S. placed an embargo on the Fidel Castro regime. Medicine was one of the critical items that hurt Cuba the most. However, the Cubans, facing the problem of inability to import any U. S. patented medicinals, moved to a two pronged approach to health care. First since the could not get the medicines for the ill people, the places an enormous emphasis on preventive medicine which U. S. medical experts have always advocated, but America has been slow to implement. The second effort was to create their own drug research and manufacturing industry. They were amazingly successful at both even as the rest of the communist regime was crumbling. At the time of this quotation, Cubans had a HIGHER average lifespan than Americans, and the Cuban drug industry had become the 3rd largest in Cuba earning hard currency for the country. The had over 200 international patents on medicines and were selling to 57 countries.
Kennedy was an apologist for Hitler and reported to the State Department and President Roosevelt that England would quickly fall to the Germans.
