[SauronOfMordor]

Eshelman, a wealthy North Carolina resident, has claimed that if corner crossing were permitted, the resulting public access to public land would devalue his 22,045-acre ranch by some 25% to 30%.

In other words, he wants to effectively seize public land for his private use by denying access to the public.

[ClarityGuy]

He sounds like another John D. Rockefeller.

Just press forward with everything you've got without hesitation, never acknowledge limits or principles, and never admit anything about your tactics -- so that time and again, everybody else wakes up one sunny morning finding they own nothing and you own it all.

A qunitessential American? I think not.