Neil Abercrombie quotes

Western concepts of ownership and privatization came in and clashed with that. So land began to be exchanged. (Neil Abercrombie)
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. View quote
Neil Abercrombie
Land began to be seen as something to be owned privately and exploited for private interests, and never was entirely reconciled with the old ideas that land should be utilized in common for the good of all. View quote
Neil Abercrombie
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. View quote
Neil Abercrombie