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

- Neil Abercrombie

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 …

- Neil Abercrombie

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

- 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 "wo…

- Neil Abercrombie

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…

- Neil Abercrombie

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…

- 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 th…

- 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 priva…

- Neil Abercrombie