Balance Quote by Walter Wriston

The balance of trade is an article of faith.

— Frederic Bastiat

At any moment there is certainly not balanced trade between the various areas of the habitable globe that happens to be under seperate national…

— Joan Robinson

There is no escape from the vast imbalances in international trade and finance. They will be corrected, sooner or later, by the inexorable principles…

— Hans F. Sennholz

Any trade that is voluntarily made is mutually beneficial, by definition, and, indeed, is balanced, by definition.

— P. J. O'Rourke

Human capital will go where it is wanted, and it will stay where it is well treated. It cannot be driven; it can only…

— Walter Wriston

Economically, unfair trade will benefit nobody in the long run, as poorer countries will be bled totally dry and will become unable to produce…

— Chris Martin

Money must exist before it can be turned into capital.

— David Harvey

In my view, [the trade deficit] will create political turmoil at some point...Pretty soon, I think there will be a big adjustment.

— Warren Buffett

The pendulum of economic power might well begin to shift from capital back to labor.

— Stephen S. Roach

I believe that currency trading should not be a business at all.

— Mahathir Mohamad

This is the moment when we must build on the wealth that open markets have created, and share its benefits more equitably. Trade has…

— Barack Obama

Every restriction of trade creates vested interests that are from then on opposed to its removal.

— Ludwig von Mises