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<br />Ory9~ <br />I.., \,; <br /> <br />IfJIuzt ~t leuJ acfjuidiU<Nf. ? <br /> <br />The following quotation from a statement by Robert F. Kennedy <br /> <br />when he was Attorney General of the United States describes the basic <br /> <br />policy of the Government on land acquisition for public projects: <br /> <br />"W.i.6e John Ac1aml, ltemtnd6 U6 ,that: 'pltopVLty <br />mU6.t be -6eC-Wted, Olt -UbeM:y canno.t ew.t'. <br />In OWl CountJty .the poweJt 06 goveIU1ment, <br />loca..t, 6.ta.te and nedeJtal, mU6-t Ite.!>pect <br />and plto-tect .the -U6e, -UbVLty and pltOpVLty <br />06 OWl ca.i.zeM. <br /> <br />"TheJte aILe, howeveJt, c.eJt.tain v-U:a.e goveJtn- <br />mell-ta.t 6unc.ti.oM e.!>6eIl.t<.a.t -to .the 6WtV'<'Va.t, <br />-the geneJtal wel6a1Le and .the pltoglte.!>6 06 -the <br />Nation which Itequilte tand--6peci6.<.c land. <br />A ml<l6.<..ie mU6-t have a .ta.uncJU.ng 6.<.:te; a <br />highway, a Itoadbed; a 6lood c.on-tltol and <br />wat:eJt COMeJtva.Uon pltOject, a lte.!>eJtvo.<.tt <br />ba-6.<.n. Folt.the bene6.<.:t 06 aU -the people, <br />.<.ndiv.<.daai conven-<-ence mU6-t OCca-6.<.oYllltty <br />y.<.eld. <br /> <br />"WheJte pltOglte.!>6 and pl[,(,va.te pltOpeM:y collide, <br />oWl GOVeMment, a.u:thoJU.zed by .the du.ly <br />elected Iteplte.!>ell-ta;t.i.ve.!> 06 -the people, doe.!> <br />no.t C0Yl6.i.6 c.a:te pltOpelt.ty, a-6 .the -to.ta..UttvLia.n.ll <br />do. It exchange.!> .the 6a..i1t CAA h maILli,e..t value <br />06 .the pltOpeM:y nOlt .the pltopVLty .(;toel6. <br />WheJteveJt P066.<.ble, .the Unded s-tat:e.!> buy6 .(;to <br />land need6. But.<.:t a-61u. no owneJt -to 6 ell. who <br />.i.6 no-t 6 a.;t;U. 6.<.ed UtheJt wUlt .the authomy 06 <br />.the GovelU1meiLt -to ac.quilte IU6 pltOpelt.ty Olt .the <br />moneL) 066elted 6olt.(;to pWlcha-6e." <br /> <br />12 <br />