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. (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.

Neil Abercrombie

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