"Now an' then an innocent man is sent t' th' legislature."
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Variant: Now and then an innocent man is sent to the legislature. — As quoted in The Dictionary of Humorous Quotations‎ (1949) by Evan Esar, p. 105.
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Kin Hubbard
Frank McKinney Hubbard (1 September 1868 - 26 December 1930) was an American cartoonist, humorist, and journalist.
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