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<br />U-'~'Q ''': <br />J'.Jv <br /> <br />'JfJ1ud ~ ta",J. ac<Jui4itkNI. ? <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.u,e John Adomo llem<.ndh u.6 that 'pJuJpeA.ty <br />mu.6t be .6ecuJr.ed, Oll libeJt.ttj cannot e:U.6.t'. <br />In OWl. Countluj .the poweJr. 06 goveJr.l1men.t, <br />!oeal, l>.tat.e and 6edeJu7.,(, mU<l.t llel>pec.t <br />and pllo.tec.t .the li6e, libeA.ty and pllopeA.ty <br />06 OWl. c.iti.zeM. <br /> <br />"TheJr.e aJl.e, howeveJr., c.e!1..tiUn v.aa.e. goveJu!- <br />men.tai. 6WlcU0n.6 el>.6en:U.ai..to .the l>Wl.v.i.vai., <br />.the geneJu7.,( we.l6aJl.e and .the pllogllel>.6 06 .the <br />Nation whic.h llequille iand--.6pec..i.6.i.c. !and. <br />A mU,.6Ue mu.6.t have a launc.IU.ng .6.i..te; a <br />highway, a lloadbed; a 6!00d c.ont1lo! and <br />wateJr. C.oMeJr.vation plLOjec.t, a llel>eJr.VOVr. <br />bCUl.i.n. FOll.the bene6.i..t 06 aU. .the people, <br />.i.nd.i.v.i.du.a..e. c.onveMenc.e mu.6.t oc.c.tU.i.ona..Uy <br />y.i.e.ld. <br /> <br />"~}heJr.e pllOgllel>~ and pM.vate pllOpeJt.ttj collide, <br />oWl. GOVeJu1men.t, a.u..thOM.zed by .the cJu.ey <br />e.lec.ted llepllel>en.ta.t.i.Vel> 06 .the people, dOel> <br />no.:t c.on6.u, c.a.te pllOpeA.ty, CUl .:the .:to.:ta.li.:taJUC1.Yl..6 <br />do. It exc.ha.ngel> .:the 6cWi. c.tU h maJl.he.t va.f.ue <br />06 .:the pllOpeJt.ttj 60ll .the pllOpeA.ty .i..Uel6. <br />WheJr.eveJr. pO.6.6.i.bie, .the Un.i..:ted S.tat.el> buy~ .i..U <br />iand needh. But.i..t CUlIu. no owneJr. .:to ~ e..U who <br />.u, no.:t .6a.t.U. 6.i.ed e.i.theJr. w.U:l1 .the authoJU.:t.y 06 <br />.the GovelU1men.t .:to ac.quille hU. pllOpeA.ty Oll .the <br />money 066eJr.ed 6011 .i..U pWl.c.hCUle." <br /> <br />12 <br />