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" If we don't set the rules for commerce in the Asia-Pacific region, China will. "

William M. Daley

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" Our focus must be on making America the best place on earth to do business. "

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" There are some who want to move us back to the days when we were protectionists and keep all goods off our shores. "

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" Most Republicans and the business community extol the virtues of trade, depicting it as an engine of economic progress, while most Democrats and unions attack the exportation of American jobs, claiming that trade agreements are destroying our economy. "

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" It sounds good to say, 'We're going to do this,' on C-SPAN, but try to do that in real life, and it's not going to work. "

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" I know something about trade agreements. I was proud to help President Clinton pass the North American Free Trade Agreement in 1993 and create what is still the world's largest free-trade area, linking 426 million people and more than $12 trillion of goods and services. "

William M. Daley

" While imperfect, the electoral college has generally served the republic well. It forces candidates to campaign in a variety of closely contested races, where political debate is typically robust. "

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" Commerce was the best job I could ever have. "

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" There's a growing sense among large corporations that to solve global problems like climate change, the responsibility can't fall just on the government. The business community has to be a big piece of that. "

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" I was Al Gore's campaign chairman in 2000, when he won a half-million more votes than George W. Bush but lost the presidency. "

William M. Daley

" Centrist voters typically decide general elections, so hard-left or hard-right platforms don't help. "

William M. Daley

" Politics is all about relationships, people. A lot of it's emotional. It's not rocket science. "

William M. Daley

" Bob Gates understands the difficulty of going to war. This is a man who spent almost his entire life working for the government. "

William M. Daley

" Contrary to what most people think, there is a Rich Daley under Mayor Daley. "

William M. Daley

" As president, you can't just say, 'I want this,' or, 'Do that.' A president has to lead the American people to where he wants to go, and the chief of staff needs to help him get it done. "

William M. Daley

" The reason CAFTA should be enacted is not economic benefits: it is national security. "

William M. Daley

National Security

" Some people would like the world to go back to the 1950s. "

William M. Daley

" While a truly national third party wouldn't necessarily be bad, smaller niche parties are ill-suited to our federalist system. "

William M. Daley

" Whether McCain actively sought Palin in 2008 or passively yielded to aides' pressure, he set a new standard for GOP candidates who rely on lots of sizzle and little substance. "

William M. Daley

" It's logical and fair to allow only registered or self-identified Democrats to choose their party's nominee (although numerous states do have open primaries). Letting more non-Democrats choose the nominee doesn't guarantee success in a November general election. And it does nothing to encourage people to join and work for the party. "

William M. Daley

" You can use all the flowery words in the dictionary, but sooner or later, you have to let people know where you stand. "

William M. Daley

" Young people - motivating them in any election is hard to do. "

William M. Daley

" When a state offers your company an attractive package of incentives to relocate, you have to look at it, and if it significantly boosts your bottom line, you have to take it or answer to your investors. "

William M. Daley

" Illinois needs a real strategy for job creation that grows the economy over the long term with high-wage jobs that rebuild the middle class. "

William M. Daley

" Most people who talk about either entitlement cuts or revenue - when you have to put pen to paper, it is much more difficult. "

William M. Daley

" There is no room for politics in the Commerce Department. "

William M. Daley

" The chief of staff has to reflect and sometimes complement the strengths of the president he serves. "

William M. Daley

" There is no path to middle-class prosperity without tearing down barriers to American exports. "

William M. Daley

" Now that Donald Trump has won the presidency despite losing the popular vote, there's a growing cry to rethink, or even abolish, the electoral college. This would be a mistake. "

William M. Daley

" It's been proven in Washington: It's very hard to negotiate and try to get a deal done in public. "

William M. Daley