"The trouble in America is not that we are making too many mistakes, but that we are making too few"

This quote by Philip Knight suggests that the United States is not taking enough risks and is not being innovative enough. He implies that the nation is not pressing itself to its full potential and is rather playing it safe. This might be due to an absence of ambition or a worry of failure. He is recommending that the nation requires to take more risks and make more errors in order to advance and reach its full potential. He is encouraging the country to be more bold and to take more risks in order to achieve success. He is also recommending that errors are a needed part of progress which without them, the nation will not have the ability to reach its complete capacity. This quote is a suggestion that taking threats and making errors is important for growth and development.