Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him.
The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity. Without it, no real success is possible, no matter whether it is on a section gang, a football field, in an army, or in an office.
If you want total security, go to prison. There you're fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking... is freedom.
A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.