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Commerce has changed the ethics of citizenship and the incentives for national service. America now buys private contractors - we used to call them mercenaries - to do the country's fighting.

— Michael Ignatieff

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

Whatever we want to think about American business - work hard, tell the truth, have morality - it's a myth. There's a lot of graft.

— Mark Ruffalo

Commerce changes the fate and genius of nations.

— Thomas Gray

In the long run, outsourcing is another form of trade that benefits the U.S. economy by giving us cheaper ways to do things.

— Janet Yellen

The fact that the U.S. is superior to all others allows for free commerce to take place.

— Jeb Bush

It's not that other countries steal jobs from you guys. It's your strategy. Distribute the money and things in a proper way.

— Jack Ma

Too often, we restrict trade that would create U.S. jobs and is in our national interest.

— Henry Paulson

But in the past, US companies have been able to increase their profits through downsizing in the US, through colonizing other people's resources, and through the increase of globalization.

— David Korten

I have great admiration for the way the Americans do business. They drive a hard bargain, but once they do it, they stick to their contracts.

— Raghav Bahl

The business of America is business.

— Calvin Coolidge

✗Opposing Perspectives

The world has changed. It's not enough to simply buy American; we have to sell American, sell our products and goods and services throughout this world.

— Kevin Brady