“"Safety first" has been the motto of the human race for half a million years; but it has never been the motto of leaders. A leader must face danger. He must take the risk and the blame, and the brunt of the storm.”

Herbert N. Casson in: The Office Economist (1935) Vol. 17-21. p. 145
1920s-1940s

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Canadian journalist and writer 1869–1951

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