[ExI] "...but anyone who is still a socialist by age 40"

Eschatoon Magic eschatoon at gmail.com
Tue Apr 14 18:36:02 UTC 2009


I think to be [insert ANY one-size-fits-all political formula here] at
21 is a proof of want of head.

On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 7:19 PM, Lee Corbin <lcorbin at rawbw.com> wrote:
> Fred C. Moulton wrote:
>
>> This page shows various versions and attributions
>> http://www.geocities.com/unmark/unquote.html
>
>>
>>
>> Scroll down and there is discussion of likely origin of phrase.
>
> Thanks. Nice page. That seems to nail it:
>
>   Not to be a Republican at 20 is proof of want of heart;
>   to be one at 30 is proof of want of head.
>       - François Guisot (1787-1874)
>
> although young people unacquainted with history B.C.
> (Before Clinton), might be perplexed at the claim
> that it takes someone so long to register Democratic.
>
> So credit should perhaps be shared with
>
>   A man who is not a liberal at 16 has no heart;
>   a man who is not a conservative at 60 has no head.
>    - Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881)
>
> although we libertarians would quibble with that, and
> dispute that still the modern meaning was absent.
>
> So I guess Clemenceau wins:
>
>   Not to be a socialist at 20 is proof of want of heart;
>   to be one at 30 is proof of want of head.
>    - Georges Clemenceau (1841-1929)
>
> Lee
>
>> I have not verified the info on the page but it is a good place to
>> start.
>
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