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To paraphrase:
"A young man/woman who is no revolutionary has no heart. An old man/woman who still is a revolutionary has no brains."
In our unforgiving culture, youthful transgressions are rarely overcome. Few convicted of a youthful crime are ever readmitted into the mainstream of society. As a result many who could become useful members of society are shunted to the side lines because they did something in their youth that was politically incorrect. It is encouraging that Ayers was able to do it. And it says a lot about those who tried to use him to bring down Obama.
