Authority Quote by Carrie Lam

With respect to our State and federal governments, I do not think their relations correctly understood by foreigners. They generally suppose the former subordinate…

— Thomas Jefferson

There are differences in the world community. But we have a common interest in a strong multilateral system.

— Joschka Fischer

There is no one trade agreement in the world that has country-specific content. It doesn't exist. Content has to be measured regionally.

— Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal

World trade depends on differences among countries, not similarities. Different countries are in different stages of development. It is appropriate for them to have…

— Milton Friedman

Not one single country in the world is dependent for their trade wholly on WTO guidelines - they aren't 'rules,' because the sanctions for…

— Andrew Adonis, Baron Adonis

It is not O.K. for one sovereignty to dictate to another which countries or organizations it may associate with.

— Antony Blinken

Our global institutional arrangements - the basic ground rules that govern our world economy - are human-made. They don't exist naturally, nor are they…

— Thomas Pogge

If one doesn't know one's own country, one doesn't have standards for foreign countries.

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

We are the world's biggest importer. We need to treat the other countries as good suppliers.

— Wilbur Ross

A multilateral world trade system is our very best hope for addressing the broad range of issues such as market access, tariff and nontariff…

— Victor Fung

Because countries often have differing political and economic systems, agreements are needed to protect those invested in trade.

— David Suzuki

Trade agreements influence the standards, protections and regulations that shape the kind of society we live in.

— Barry Gardiner