eminent domain is a part of our history. how would highways, railways, dams, etc. be built without it? as long as a “fair” market price is paid, we have recognized in our history a need for such a practice.
You're talking about eminent domain's original intent. Are you not aware of the many abuses that are taking place nowadays (like confiscating people's land in order to build a shopping mall or a casino just because the latter yields higher tax revenue, and that is defined as "for the public good"?) Do you not agree that such seizures of private property are not what was originally intended by eminent domain?