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June 22, 2025

A young man who isn’t a Socialist hasn’t got a heart; an old man who is a Socialist hasn’t got a head.

David Lloyd George (1863–1945), British politician, prime minister, quoted in The Businessman’s Encyclopedia, Seldes p.157

Is there anyone as odd as an 18-year-old reactionary?

The idealism of youth finds a comfortable home in the idea of a socialist utopia. The experience that comes with age says it was a chimera. The irony is that a senior such as Bernie Sanders has not lost the faith of his youth nor his ability to inspire the young.


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