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Protectionism is a very real danger. It is understandable that in times of a severe downturn protectionist pressures mount but the lessons of history are clear. If we give in to protectionist pressures, we will only send the world into a downward spiral.

Protectionism has to be avoided. Protectionism is not only on goods but also in the area of services. Financial protectionism is also bad and should be avoided.

Protection and patriotism are reciprocal. This is the way which has led nations to greatness.

In this country protection has always, to some extent, existed; but at some times it has been efficient, and at others not; and our tendency toward freedom or slavery has always been in the direct ratio of its efficiency or inefficiency.

Protectionism will do little to create jobs and if foreigners retaliate, we will surely lose jobs.

If we're going to have the view that we're going to protect everyone in this society equally, we have to mean it.

Although we must change the ways we protect our country, we must also guard against policies that appear attractive but offer little real protection and may even impede our ability to protect ourselves.

A form of protectionism should be enforced at national level, at least on strategic areas such as agriculture.

The philosophy of protectionism is a philosophy of war.

But I think that the spirit of protectionism would be the grave of European cinema. You cannot protect something by building a fence around it and thinking that this will help it survive.