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title: "11 Steel industry Quotes by 7 authors"
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> [“The rise of a British iron and steel industry was intertwined with the development of coal mining.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-sowell/the-rise-of-a-british-iron-and-steel-industry-was-intertwined-with/)

[Thomas Sowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-sowell/)

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> [Tariffs that save jobs in the steel industry mean higher steel prices, which in turn means fewer sales of American steel products…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-sowell/tariffs-that-save-jobs-in-the-steel-industry-mean-higher-steel-prices/)

[Thomas Sowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-sowell/)

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> [In the steel industry the corporations generally have accepted collective bargaining and negotiated wage agreements with the Committee for Industrial Organization.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-l-lewis/in-the-steel-industry-the-corporations-generally-have-accepted/)

[John L. Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-l-lewis/)

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> [This is not about creating a giant. It's about creating the sustainability of the steel industry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lakshmi-mittal/this-is-not-about-creating-a-giant-it-s-about-creating-the/)

[Lakshmi Mittal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lakshmi-mittal/)

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> [Pittsburgh has this rich industrial past, when it was the heart of the U.S. steel industry, and it burned out as the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curtis-hanson/pittsburgh-has-this-rich-industrial-past-when-it-was-the-heart-of-the/)

[Curtis Hanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curtis-hanson/)

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> [I understand that this has taken a lot of politicians by surprise. But we believe that this is an important and right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lakshmi-mittal/i-understand-that-this-has-taken-a-lot-of-politicians-by-surprise-but/)

[Lakshmi Mittal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lakshmi-mittal/)

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> [The men in the steel industry who sacrificed their all were nor merely aiding their fellows at home but were adding strength…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-l-lewis/the-men-in-the-steel-industry-who-sacrificed-their-all-were-nor/)

[John L. Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-l-lewis/)

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> [If we look at Germany's infrastructure policy, it has been driven by its mission-oriented focus on green infrastructure. This affects both innovation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariana-mazzucato/if-we-look-at-germany-s-infrastructure-policy-it-has-been-driven-by/)

[Mariana Mazzucato](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariana-mazzucato/)

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> [When certain branches of the economy become obsolete, as in the case of the steel industry, not only do jobs disappear, which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-l-berger/when-certain-branches-of-the-economy-become-obsolete-as-in-the-case/)

[Peter L. Berger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-l-berger/)

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> [While the men of the steel industry were going through blood and gas in defense of their rights and their homes and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-l-lewis/while-the-men-of-the-steel-industry-were-going-through-blood-and-gas/)

[John L. Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-l-lewis/)

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> [Many economists and industry experts agree that the United States faces unfair competition and artificially low prices that have damaged the domestic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annie-lowrey/many-economists-and-industry-experts-agree-that-the-united-states/)

[Annie Lowrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annie-lowrey/)

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