I was speaking out in Minnesota — my hometown, in fact — and a guy stood up in the audience, said, "Mr. Friedman, is there any free trade agreement you'd oppose?" I said, "No, absolutely not." I said, "You know what, sir? I wrote a column supporting the CAFTA, the Caribbean Free Trade initiative. I didn't even know what was in it. I just knew two words: free trade."


Meet the Press (23 July 2006), referring to the Central American Free Trade Agreement.

Thomas L. Friedman Quotes

I was speaking out in Minnesota — my hometown, in fact — and a guy stood up in the audience, said, Mr. Friedman, is there any free trade...

I was speaking out in Minnesota — my hometown, in fact — and a guy stood up in the audience, said, Mr. Friedman, is there any free trade...

I was speaking out in Minnesota — my hometown, in fact — and a guy stood up in the audience, said, Mr. Friedman, is there any free trade...

I was speaking out in Minnesota — my hometown, in fact — and a guy stood up in the audience, said, Mr. Friedman, is there any free trade...