There is a difference between being a follower and a successor. Followers position themselves in the rear safely away from the real struggle and remain ignorant of the hardships involved in pioneering a movement. Those who merely follow someone else’s lead cannot possibly fulfill the responsibility required of successors.A true successor must stand in the vanguard and raise the flag of victory.
Daisaku Ikeda ⒸThe New Human Revolution vol.2
“後継”と“後続”とは異なる。後方の安全地帯に身を置き、開拓の労苦も知らず、ただ後に続く“後続の人”に、“後継”の責任を果たすことなど出来ようはずがない。“後継の人”とは、勝利の旗を打ち立てる“先駆の人”でなければならない。
池田大作 Ⓒ小説『新人間革命』（2）先駆9
