We'd all like to vote for the ...

We\'d all like to vote for the best man but he\'s never a candidate.
We'd all like to vote for the best man but he's never a candidate.
 Kin Hubbard

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All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.
I know but one freedom and that is the freedom of the mind.
 Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err.
The amount of happiness that you have depends on the amount of freedom you have in your heart.
 Thích Nhất Hạnh
Without freedom of thought, there can be no such thing as wisdom - and no such thing as public liberty without freedom of speech.

Quotes from the same author

You won't skid if you stay in a rut.
 Kin Hubbard
Boys will be boys, and so will a lot of middle-aged men.
 Kin Hubbard
The worst feature of a new baby is its mother's singing.
 Kin Hubbard
Fun is like life insurance; the older you get, the more it costs.
 Kin Hubbard
I'm sorry to inform you that your 50 year warranty has expired on your back, knees, and memory. Luckily your lifetime warranty on your heart is still in effect. Of course, that becomes void and expires when you do.
 Kin Hubbard