Democrats Quote by Robert Lighthizer

[Trade] was clearly a factor.That was a complete reversal of where things are normally at. Usually Republicans are all for free trade.

— Collin Peterson

Free trade was once a Republican conviction.

— Bret Stephens

Lincoln was a modernizer, so to speak. He believed in economic development. As a Whig before the war he favored what we would call…

— Eric Foner

The recent blind faith some Republicans have shown toward free trade actually represents more of an aberration than a hallmark of true American conservatism.…

— Robert Lighthizer

I wanted to be clear that Republicans will continue to be a champion for expanding economic freedom to trade. It is at the heart…

— Kevin Brady

“Today the Republican Party attracts neither the farmer nor the industrial worker. Why not? To represent the people one must know them. Lincoln did.…

— Anonymous

Conservative statesmen from Alexander Hamilton to Ronald Reagan sometimes supported protectionism, and at other times, they leaned toward lowering barriers. But they always understood…

— Robert Lighthizer

I support free trade, and so does Donald Trump.

— Mike Pence

Most Republicans and the business community extol the virtues of trade, depicting it as an engine of economic progress, while most Democrats and unions…

— William M. Daley

Remember that Abraham Lincoln was a Whig far longer than he was a Republican. As a whole, the Whigs looked upon banks and corporations…

— Allen C. Guelzo

“Under both parties, the U.S. Government has stacked the deck against the American worker…. Both parties have collaborated in the sellout. In embracing free…

— Joseph Befumo

“After the Lincoln-Douglas debates made Lincoln a nationally recognized politician, Illinois papers began to mention Lincoln as a Republican candidate for President throughout 1859. …

— Charles River Editors