Wasn't it Francis Fukuyama who said -
"He who is not a liberal when young does not have a Heart.
He who is not a conservative when old does not have a Brain."
Dang!! Guess that makes me all brain and no heart! (Though I used to be pro-abortion when I was a lot younger)
When I was 17 my father was the stupidest man in the entire world. When I was 25 I was amazed at how much the old man had learned in such a short time.