The takings clause of the Fifth Amendment is for conservatives what the equal protection clause of the 14th is for liberals. (Michael Kinsley)

The takings clause of the Fifth Amendment is for conservatives what the equal protection clause of the 14th is for liberals.

Michael Kinsley

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