CHAPTER 18

The Cost and Obstacles for Freedom

Congressional Record US House Representatives, May 2005

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The cost of freedom is rising. Terms like free trade or free choice are misleading since they all come with a price, which international marketers pay in terms of preparing their shipments, scrutinizing their customers, and conforming to government regulations. We all are paying a higher price due to global terrorism.

As freedom suffers, so does international marketing. In most instances, terrorism is not an outgrowth of choice but rather the lack of it. Terrorists may succeed in reducing the freedom of others but not in increasing their own. ...

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