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On the recordJune 5, 2013
I believe that no country altruistically, out of the goodness of its heart, ever lowers a trade barrier.
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Orrin Hatch
Republican · Utah

Editor's note · Context

Hatch emphasizes that countries only lower trade barriers when compelled.

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