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> [The case decided on Thursday, though, seemed promising to takings fans because it wasn't about compensation. It was about the requirement that any government taking must have a 'public purpose.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-kinsley/the-case-decided-on-thursday-though-seemed-promising-to-takings-fans/)

[Michael Kinsley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-kinsley/)

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> [Almost any government activity can also be seen as taking property 'without just compensation.' The basic model of an unconstitutional 'taking' would be if the government threw you out of your house.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-kinsley/almost-any-government-activity-can-also-be-seen-as-taking-property-2/)

[Michael Kinsley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-kinsley/)

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## More by Michael Kinsley

> [He's nice enough not to want to be associated with a nasty remark but not nice enough not to make it. Lacking the courage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-kinsley/he-s-nice-enough-not-to-want-to-be-associated-with-a-nasty-remark-but/)

[Michael Kinsley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-kinsley/)

> [Almost any government activity can also be seen as taking property without just compensation. The basic model of an unconstitutional aking would be if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-kinsley/almost-any-government-activity-can-also-be-seen-as-taking-property/)

[Michael Kinsley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-kinsley/)

> [The definition of a gaffe is when a politician tells the truth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-kinsley/the-definition-of-a-gaffe-is-when-a-politician-tells-the-truth/)

[Michael Kinsley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-kinsley/)

> [Journalistic conventions make it hard for reporters to deal with a big, complicated lie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-kinsley/journalistic-conventions-make-it-hard-for-reporters-to-deal-with-a/)

[Michael Kinsley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-kinsley/)

> [He hasn't said whether he remembers the episode itself - or, if he doesn't, whether that is because it never happened or because it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-kinsley/he-hasn-t-said-whether-he-remembers-the-episode-itself-or-if-he-doesn/)

[Michael Kinsley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-kinsley/)

> [What could be more absurd than the idea that genuine anti-Christian prejudice is a major force in American politics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-kinsley/what-could-be-more-absurd-than-the-idea-that-genuine-anti-christian/)

[Michael Kinsley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-kinsley/)

> [The takings clause of the Fifth Amendment is for conservatives what the equal protection clause of the 14th is for liberals.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-kinsley/the-takings-clause-of-the-fifth-amendment-is-for-conservatives-what/)

[Michael Kinsley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-kinsley/)

> [It wouldn't be fair to say that conservatives cherish property the way liberals cherish equality. But it would be fair to say that the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-kinsley/it-wouldn-t-be-fair-to-say-that-conservatives-cherish-property-the/)

[Michael Kinsley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-kinsley/)

> [One answer is that the town's elected officials thought that the project served a public purpose and that the various subsidies and favors were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-kinsley/one-answer-is-that-the-town-s-elected-officials-thought-that-the/)

[Michael Kinsley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-kinsley/)

> [Anything that keeps a politician humble is healthy for democracy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-kinsley/anything-that-keeps-a-politician-humble-is-healthy-for-democracy/)

[Michael Kinsley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-kinsley/)

> [In those days, the late 1970s, one of the leading politicians was a soon-to-be uncle by marriage of Arnold Schwarzenegger, named Ted Kennedy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-kinsley/in-those-days-the-late-1970s-one-of-the-leading-politicians-was-a/)

[Michael Kinsley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-kinsley/)

> [The case decided on Thursday, though, seemed promising to takings fans because it wasn't about compensation. It was about the requirement that any government…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-kinsley/the-case-decided-on-thursday-though-seemed-promising-to-takings-fans/)

[Michael Kinsley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-kinsley/)

> [Almost any government activity can also be seen as taking property 'without just compensation.' The basic model of an unconstitutional 'taking' would be if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-kinsley/almost-any-government-activity-can-also-be-seen-as-taking-property-2/)

[Michael Kinsley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-kinsley/)

> [The akings clause of the Fifth Amendment is for conservatives what the equal protection clause of the 14th is for liberals.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-kinsley/the-akings-clause-of-the-fifth-amendment-is-for-conservatives-what/)

[Michael Kinsley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-kinsley/)

> [In any event, the proper question isn't what a journalist thinks is relevant but what his or her audience thinks is relevant. Denying people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-kinsley/in-any-event-the-proper-question-isn-t-what-a-journalist-thinks-is/)

[Michael Kinsley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-kinsley/)

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