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> [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 worth the price. But they may or may not have thought this.](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/)

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> [A Supreme Court decision that concessions of this sort were unconstitutional would have taken them off the table and actually increased the effective sovereignty of elected officials.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-kinsley/a-supreme-court-decision-that-concessions-of-this-sort-were/)

[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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