Posted on 10/26/2012 12:39:51 AM PDT by bruinbirdman
Wow, thank you for the specific statements by Jefferson, Hamilton and Washington. Great men all.....It looks like my instincts were aligned with these statements that you posted for me! As I stated earlier, I am in agreement with how I am reading their statements in that I agree with restricting trade in a way that mirrors a specific country. If they tarrif us, we tarrif them. If they manipulate currency or subsidize industries, then I am in agreement with instituting tarrifs to offset that unfair manipulation of the market.
Jefferson stated it much better than I can...as you posted:
“Free commerce and navigation are not to be given in exchange for restrictions and vexations, nor are they likely to produce a relaxation of them... Principles... founded in reciprocity appear perfectly just and... offer no cause of complaint to any nation.”
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