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John Glenn: Lowest Bidder Rocket
on Sunday, December 8, 2019John Glenn Money Quote saying his life was dependent on a complex rocket that had been constructed by lowest bidder contractors and manufacturers. John Glenn said:
“As I hurtled through space, one thought kept crossing my mind – every part of this rocket was supplied by the lowest bidder” — John Glenn
On the same topic, Glenn also said: “I guess the question I’m asked the most often is: “When you were sitting in that capsule listening to the count-down, how did you feel?” Well, the answer to that one is easy. I felt exactly how you would feel if you were getting ready to launch and knew you were sitting on top of two million parts — all built by the lowest bidder on a government contract.” ― John Glenn
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George Washington: Highest Bidder
on Sunday, December 16, 2018George Washington Money Quote saying not many of us will resist the most cash offered, no matter how virtuous. George Washington said:
“Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder” — George Washington
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Frederick Douglass: Buyers & Sellers of Men
on Wednesday, July 12, 2017Frederick Douglass Money Quote saying in his July 5th, 1852 speech to the Rochester Ladies Antislavery Society that evil men sold slaves like animals in the Northern U.S where slavery was outlawed.https://itsamoneything.com/money/frederick-douglass-buyers-sellers-men/ Frederick Douglass said:
“I hear the doleful wail of fettered humanity on the way to the slave-markets, where the victims are to be sold like horses, sheep, and swine, knocked off to the highest bidder. There I see the tenderest ties ruthlessly broken, to gratify the lust, caprice and rapacity of the buyers and sellers of men. My soul sickens at the sight” — Frederick Douglass
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