“The taking of private property for private use, in my estimation, is unconstitutional. It's un-American, and it's not to be tolerated. This is not a partisan issue.”
“[Liberals warned that it could make it easier to tear down poor neighborhoods.] We don't need you on this one, ... We need you to respect the right of those minorities and those poor people to hold on to what is their own.”
“You have your local city government and your community redevelopment agencies who will tell you that they want to take private property because they want to do away with blight, they want to upgrade the neighborhood, ... I don't buy that.”
