It's Francois Guizot (1787-1874): *N'être pas républicain à vingt ans est preuve d'un manque de cœur ; l'être après trente ans est preuve d'un manque de tête.* *Not to be a republican at twenty is proof of want of heart; to be one at thirty is proof of want of head.* It's been modified by several authors (Churchill, Woodrow Wilson, Clemenceau, Disraeli, Bismarck and others) usually talking about socialism/communism/liberalism etc. Personally I like Clemenceau's version: *My son is 22 years old. If he had not become a Communist at 22, I would have disowned him. If he is still a Communist at 30, I will do it then.*
Robert On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 10:36 AM, Steve Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > <snip> > There is an old saying which I cannot attribute: > *If you are not liberal when you are young, there is something wrong > with you. > If you are not conservative when you are old, there is something wrong > with you. > *- Steve > > > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org >
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