Occupation: Former U.S. Representative Birth: June 26, 1938
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 ….
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 th….
Western concepts of ownership and privatization came in and clashed with that. So land began to be exchanged..
You're talking serious money already in the bank, and millions of dollars coming in every year..
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 "wo….
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 r….
There are several states where you can get married. But I think I can say without fear of contradiction, 'Paradise awaits.' We'll be happy to welcome….
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 priva….