I think Ackman has always "said" it
But, does he really think it?
Ackman is a smart guy - he probably realizes that full value to him is a home run for his $$ and he'd be golden.
But remember he is fighting for 1/2 the win which gives him Fort Knox. He is very smart; he realizes that he'll fight for 1/2 the fated calf and not the whole thing.
For the rest of us anonymous people, we see right from wrong in a protected world. The great jealous people the greedy government isn't networking and going to the media to expound Jeddie as greedy, cause they don't know me, but ackman would be singed and singled out by other tax audits, epa reviews, sec reviews, scrutiny for opposing big government. He has to be careful who he pisses off, because the government has the fbi, cia, irs, dea, sec, and a host of other people they can use to destroy him.
He is a smart guy...