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Neil Abercrombie
Neil Abercrombie
American Politician
Born: Jun 26, 1938
Bank Good Land Money Seen Worthless
Related authors: Alexander Hamilton Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Benjamin Franklin Bernie Sanders John F. Kerry Nancy Pelosi Robert Kennedy Shirley Chisholm
There was a queen that was overthrown here. So I was affected by all of that and felt profoundly grateful for the opportunity to live in Hawaii, and I set out at once to try to fit in. Neil Abercrombie
Grateful Queen Opportunity Try Live Once Out Hawaii Felt Affected Fit Overthrown Here Profoundly Set
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 really is: an incredibly valuable asset. Neil Abercrombie
Money Valuable Seen Damn Gave Incredibly Valuable Asset Worthless Purposes Nobody Supposedly Involved Any Land Really Now Asset
Land in Hawaii is money. What I'm talking about here is ceded land - land that belonged to the kingdom and was ceded to the republic and then to the state when we achieved statehood. Neil Abercrombie
Money State Kingdom About Hawaii Talking Achieved Republic Land Then Belonged Here
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. Neil Abercrombie
Good Old Seen Reconciled Entirely Something Never Ideas Private Began Privately Owned Common Old Ideas Land Exploited Interests Should
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
Good Clash Between Always Private Been Common Which Interest Public Us Public Good Exploited Belongs
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. Neil Abercrombie
Good Money State Airport Worthless Collecting Because Lease Land Lands Paid Sudden Now Portion
You're talking serious money already in the bank, and millions of dollars coming in every year. Neil Abercrombie
You Money Year Every Talking Coming Dollars Bank Serious Millions Millions Of Dollars
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 really going to administer this stuff. Neil Abercrombie
Money Worth Everybody Administer Something Soon Stuff Got Going Bank Interested Land Really Sudden

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