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Neil Abercrombie Quotes: So there's always been this clash between what is the public good - that which belongs to all of us in common - and what can be exploited for a private interest.
         

So there's always been this clash between what is the public good - that which belongs to all of us in common - and what can be exploited for a private interest.


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Western concepts of ownership and privatization came in and clashed with that. So land began to be exchanged.

Western concepts of ownership and privatization came in and clashed with that. So land began to be exchanged.



So as soon as the land was worth something and there was money in the bank, all of a sudden everybody got interested in non-discrimination, in who's really going to administer this stuff.

So as soon as the land was worth something and there was money in the bank, all of a sudden everybody got interested in non-discrimination, in who's really going to administer this stuff.



A good portion of the airport is on ceded lands, and lease money was paid for that. So the state's collecting lease money because all of a sudden "worthless" land now has an airport on it.

A good portion of the airport is on ceded lands, and lease money was paid for that. So the state's collecting lease money because all of a sudden "worthless" land now has an airport on it.



When there wasn't any money involved, for all intents and purposes, nobody gave a damn. But now the land, supposedly worthless, is seen for what it really is: an incredibly valuable asset.

When there wasn't any money involved, for all intents and purposes, nobody gave a damn. But now the land, supposedly worthless, is seen for what it really is: an incredibly valuable asset.



You're talking serious money already in the bank, and millions of dollars coming in every year.

You're talking serious money already in the bank, and millions of dollars coming in every year.





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This page presents the quote "So there's always been this clash between what is the public good - that which belongs to all of us in common - and what can be exploited for a private interest.". Author of this quote is Neil Abercrombie. This quote is about common, interest, clash, public good,.