"If you are young and conservative, you have no heart,
If you are old and liberal, you have no brain." or any similar statement?
"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 Guizot (22nd prime minister of france)
2007-12-18 04:43:42 · 11 answers · asked by PD 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Churchill never said anything of the sort
2007-12-18 04:44:23 · update #1
Someone quoted him as saying it at some point in time. Many quotes and many stories are attributed to many people throughout the ages that aren't true. Why do so many people believe George Washington chopped down the cherry tree? It's something that sprung up, and it makes sense to people.
2007-12-18 04:47:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
I don't know. Perhaps because Winston had so many great quotes, that they incorrectly attribute that one to him as well. Here are a few of my favorites:
A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.
Sir Winston Churchill
An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.
Sir Winston Churchill
From now on, ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put.
Sir Winston Churchill
I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.
Sir Winston Churchill
It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried.
Sir Winston Churchill
When the eagles are silent, the parrots begin to jabber.
Sir Winston Churchill
2007-12-18 12:55:48 · answer #2 · answered by booman17 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm a conservative and I love the quote, but I never attributed it to WC. I think another question would be "Why do liberals think that conservatives think winston churchill said "Not to be a republican at 20 is proof of want of heart; to be one at 30 is proof of want of head", instead of Francois Guizot?
2007-12-18 12:49:10 · answer #3 · answered by Andy U 3 · 5⤊ 3⤋
Those are actually the more tolerant among Conservatives who say that quote, anyway.
I'm so glad to know Churchill was never so misguided.
2007-12-18 12:54:02 · answer #4 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Dude, you rock. Thank you for dispelling this myth. I hope many people read this and stop misquoting Churchill.
Funny that Republicans who say this so often are quoting a French prime minister. That's got to be the definition of irony.
2007-12-18 12:47:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 2⤋
Because they tend to take anythig anyone sends in an email and believe it...its amazing how many things you see claimed on here that a 2 second search of snopes debunks......
2007-12-18 12:49:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
Because lying has become a habit of the neocons.
2007-12-18 12:56:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
I would rather have a brain than a heart.
2007-12-18 12:51:17 · answer #8 · answered by John 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I want head, no matter how old I am.
2007-12-18 12:51:56 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
i think because when you are older you want things to change less after you have worked for the changes.
2007-12-18 12:48:28 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋