If you agree that free trade is an essential ingredient in maintaining world peace, and that it is important to your future, we suggest that you inform the political leaders in your country of your concern regarding their interference with free trade. Send them a copy of this pamphlet. We also suggest that you write letters to editors in the media and send this pamphlet to them. Check on how the issue is being taught in the schools. Widespread public understanding of this issue, followed by citizen action, is the only solution.
Free trade is too important an issue to leave in the hands of politicians.
For thousands of years, the tireless effort of productive men and women has been spent trying to reduce the distance between communities of the world by reducing the costs of commerce and trade. Over the same span of history, the slothful and incompetent protectionist has endlessly sought to erect barriers in order to prohibit competition thus, effectively moving communities farther apart. When trade is cut off entirely, the real producers may as well be on different planets. The protectionist is not against the use of every kind of force, even warfare, to crush his rival. Ken Schoolland Former U.S. International Trade Commission Economist Former Special Advisor to the White House Member of ISIL Board of Directors Libertarian World has reprinted this article with the permission of the International Society for Individual Liberty .