Henry Fairlie Quotes:
Ocupation: Journalist
Life: January 13, 1924 - February 25, 1990
Birthday: January 13
Death: February 25
The desire to build a risk-free society has always been a sign of decadence. It has meant that the nation has given up, that it no longer believes in its destiny, that it has ceased to aspire to greatness, and has retired from history to pet itself.
source: "Paralysis in a Risk-Free Society" by Henry Fairlie, www.washingtonpost.com. July 22, 1979. 
topic: Believe, Greatness, Destiny, Decadence
