Acquired authority

Wherever protests against the acquisition of land have flared up across the country, a common theme can be found. It is not, as some fondly believe, a universal fear that their connection to the soil is for ever being severed; many are willing and ready to sell their land, if they receive the right price for it. No, anger swells always against the arbitrary nature of acquisition, and against the fact that there is nowhere to appeal against such arbitrariness.

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