bidders

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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

While, legally and constitutionally, speech may be free, the space in which that freedom can be exercised has been snatched from us and auctioned to the highest bidders. Arundhati Roy

Speaking of women's favours, M. de ... used to say: It is an auction room business, and neither feeling nor merit are ever successful bidders. Nicolas Chamfort

According to IMANI, the committee's claim that it could not find evidence of business risk against Thales, unlike the other bidders, was laughable since there existed many corruption allegations against Thales and actual investigations. Source: Internet

Alex Rodriguez, one of the bidders attempting to purchase the Mets, is already sounding like an owner. Source: Internet

Australian Associated Press has entered detailed discussions with multiple bidders interested in salvaging the newswire and its contacts database Medianet but it will be weeks before its fate is decided. Source: Internet