'It's my life for their life so call it a free trade'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker equates personal sacrifice with the concept of free trade.
- In plain terms
- My life is traded for yours in the name of free trade.
- What can you take from it?
- Free trade often costs human lives.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who profits from trade?
- What is the cost?
Another view
It is metaphorical and hyperbolic.
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