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at an auction

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When the leaders choose to make themselves bidders at an auction of popularity, their talents, in the construction of the state, will be of no service. They will become flatterers instead of legislators; the instruments, not the guides, of the people. Edmund Burke

I have this beautiful antique silver wine decanter that I bought at an auction. I always pour wine from that. Paul Lynde

At an auction keep your mouth shut. Spanish Proverb

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