Americans being allowed to freely exchange different viewpoints is what drives the spirit of innovation and pushing the limits of human accomplishment, according to Art Thompson, president of Sage Cheshire Aerospace.
Thompson, who designed the space capsule for the Red Bull Stratos Space Jump, told The Epoch Times’ “Crossroads” program that a large part of the reason why countries such as China rely so heavily on intellectual property theft may be the ideas generated as a byproduct of America’s democracy and freedom that allow Americans to think creatively “outside of the box.”
