Cyril Ramaphosa

We are determined that expropriation without compensation should be implemented in a way that increases agricultural production, improves food security, and ensure that land is returned to those from who it was taken under colonialism and apartheid.

South African Politician

Jose Angel Gurria

Governments can and do expropriate investors or discriminate against them. Domestic judicial and administrative systems provide investors with one option for protecting themselves.

Mexican Economist

The expropriation of land without compensation is envisaged as one of the measures that we will use to accelerate redistribution of land to black South Africans.

The expropriation of land without compensation should be among the mechanisms available to government to give effect to land reform and redistribution.

Juan Manuel Santos

There is land in Colombia, fortunately, for everybody. We don't have to expropriate land from people who are cultivating that land legally.

Colombian Politician

Enrique Pena Nieto

The route of expropriation, and especially in energy matters, is not what most promotes investment or generates greater confidence.

Mexican Statesman

Often used in legal or political situations involving laws and government actions.

Legal Context

Usually involves taking land for something meant to benefit the public, like roads or schools.

Public Interest

The owner is often paid money by the government, although it might not be enough.

Compensation

Implies wrongly taking credit for someone else's creative work or ideas.

Idea Theft

Seen as unethical and can damage one's reputation if caught expropriating credit.

Socially Unacceptable

Can relate to plagiarizing, especially in academic or professional environments.

Plagiarism Related

 This was new in Chilean urban design, and there were in the air a couple of alternatives. First Forbid installation on ground zero. Thirty million dollars spent mainly in land expropriation.

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