David Brooks Quotes About Trade

Quotes about: Trade

• America has an important role to play as the world leader in creating a global order, free trade, free waterways, free commerce, free movement of people. That happens because of U.S. military might.

  David Brooks

  Military, Order, Play

  "David Brooks: Rand Paul 'Leading The Party One Way, Marco Rubio Is Leading Another'". www.realclearpolitics.com. March 17, 2013.

• We have an international system. We all profit from it. Trade profits from it. Peace. We can travel around the world because of it. And part of that system is certain ideas, the certain ideas you can't invade other countries for no reason. You can't commit genocide. You can't - rogue regimes can't have nuclear weapons, and you can't gas your own people.

  David Brooks

  Country, Ideas, People

  "Shields and Brooks Debate Need for National Consensus Over Syria". "PBS NewsHour" with Judy Woodruff, www.pbs.org. August 30, 2013.

• I do think creating an open free-trade economy but with strong social support is the way to go.

  David Brooks

  Strong, Thinking, Creating

  "Week In Politics: Trump Begins 'Thank You' Tour In Indiana", apr.org. December 2, 2016.

• I just think, realistically, there's a lot of room outside the Trump populist right and the Bernie-Sanders-Elizabeth-Warren populist left. There are a lot of us who believe in open trade, open borders, a dynamic forward-looking economy, not a nostalgic economy, but do want to provide a significant level of social service or sort of economic Milton Friedman foreign policy, Ronald Reagan domestic policy, Franklin Roosevelt. And there's a lot of room in the center.

  David Brooks

  Believe, Thinking, Borders

  Source: www.npr.org

• I think actually in any party it's a sign of general health to have different views, and especially on the subject of trade.

  David Brooks

  Party, Thinking, Views

  Source: www.npr.org

• Trade has suddenly become massively unpopular. I think that's massively unjust. I think free trade has been wonderful for America on balance.

  David Brooks

  Thinking, America, Balance

  Source: www.npr.org

• For those of us who believe in it, there has to be a movement that says, "We still believe in trade. We still believe in international engagement for America. But for those losers or those who are suffering, we've got your back."

  David Brooks

  Believe, Suffering, Loser

  Source: www.nbcnews.com

• Trade agreements are a net benefit for the world, and a net benefit for our foreign policy, and in the long run, given the dislocations, are a net benefit for us, too.

  David Brooks

  Running, Agreement, Long

  "Shields and Brooks on the Senate's trade battle, train safety funding". Interview with Judy Woodruff, www.pbs.org. May 15, 2015.

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