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I think it was Aristotle who said "Give me a child until his mid-twenties, and I will give you a complete American."
by CobrastanJorji 1y ago
I think it was Aristotle who said "Give me a child until his mid-twenties, and I will give you a complete American."
- yieldcrv 1y agoeven as a joke of Aristotle living 2,000 years before the United States existed, I don't get the comedic affect
- calebkaiser 1y agoIt's a play on the popular quote "Give me a child until he is 7 and I will show you the man", attributed to Aristotle
- andyjohnson0 1y agoAttributed to Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Jesuits, although this is disputed.
- protocolture 1y agoNo the quote is "Show me a child in his mid twenties, and I will show you an american"