A man who is not a socialist at twenty has no heart; a man who is still a socialist at forty has no head.
— Francis Crick Modern

Co-discoverer of DNA structure

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Attributed to him, popular saying he reportedly used

Date / Period

Undated

Category

Controversial

Source

https://quoteinvestigator.com/2012/07/01/heart-head/

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Found in 1 providers: grok

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