To exclude from positions of trust and command all those below the age of 44 would have kept Jefferson from writing the Declaration of Independence, Washington from commanding the Continental Army, Madison from fathering the Constitution, Hamilton from serving as secretary of the treasury, Clay from being elected speaker of the House and Christopher Columbus from discovering America.
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Dying while you are young is a great boon in your old age.
Dying while you are young is a great boon in your old age.
Nobody expects to trust his body overmuch after the age of fifty.
Nobody expects to trust his body overmuch after the age of fifty.
Old age isn't so bad when you consider the alternatives.
Old age isn't so bad when you consider the alternatives.
We are not limited by our old ages; we are liberate by it.
We are not limited by our old ages; we are liberate by it.
We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.
We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.
Old age is an excellent time for outrage. My goal is to say or do at least one outrageous thing read more
Old age is an excellent time for outrage. My goal is to say or do at least one outrageous thing every week.
Youth is when you're allowed to stay up late on New Year's Eve. Middle age is when you're forced to.
Youth is when you're allowed to stay up late on New Year's Eve. Middle age is when you're forced to.
Age is an ugly thing, and it goes on getting worse. -Diana Cooper.
Age is an ugly thing, and it goes on getting worse. -Diana Cooper.
My only fear is that I may live too long. This would be a subject of dread to me.
My only fear is that I may live too long. This would be a subject of dread to me.
