Economic Warfare Quotes

“Do you know what guerrillas often say? They claim that their rebellions are invulnerable to economic warfare because they have no economy, that they are parasitic on those they would overthrow. The fools merely fail to access the coin in which they must inevitably pay. The pattern is inexorable in its degenerative failures. You see it repeated in the systems of slavery, of welfare states, of caste-ridden religions, of socializing bureaucracies -- in any system in which creates and maintains dependencies. Too long a parasite and you cannot exist without a host.”
― Frank Herbert, God Emperor of Dune

“There are many peaceful ways to get rid of a fascist government and economic war against such a government is the best way amongst all these ways! And what is the economic war? It is to stop feeding the economy that feeds the fascist government, it is to take out your own individual brick from the wall of pro-government economy. Halt the food of the devil! Don’t forget that it is you who is feeding the hyena that bites you!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“Our society buries most of those that contribute above their station. It disbelieves them, labelling them whatever nickname will soil their reputation the most at the time. That's the standard protocol for political and economic warfare.”
― Anita B. Sulser PhD, We Are One

“The record is plain: the cartel system retarded the development of a domestic synthetic rubber industry, and, in so doing, jeopardized national security.”
― George W. Stocking, Cartels in Action: Case Studies in International Business Diplomacy

“You cannot support the free market while advocating for state-driven economic warfare.”
― Colin M. McGroarty

“If you believe in using the force of government to wage economic warfare against sovereign nations, then you do not believe in the free market.”
― Colin M. McGroarty

“They don't call wars “gun wars,” “cannon wars” or “bomb wars.” Those are the weapons being used.

So why do we keep calling these “trade wars”?

Trade isn't the war. Tariffs, sanctions and access to markets are the weapon.

These weapons are being weilded against allies and enemies alike.

Perhaps we should call them what they are: "wars of economic coercion".

The weapon is trade policy. The objective is submission.

And the rest of us are collateral damage.”
― Lawrence Nault