Now more than ever, it is worth remembering that the last great financial crash not only inspired the New Deal in the United States, but also plunged the world into a new dark age of economic nationalism and imperialism. Free trade is far from perfect, but the alternatives are worse.
现在比任何时候都更值得记住，上一次大金融危机不仅导致了美国的新政，而且使世界陷入了一个黑暗的经济民族主义和经济帝国主义时代。自由贸易离完美很远，但是，其他的选择更糟。贸易保护主义对财富、民主和和平都是有害的。