"The desire to build a risk-free society has……" — Henry Fairlie
"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."
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Henry Fairlie
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