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Richard M. Nixon

I don't think that a leader can control, to any great extent, his destiny. Very seldom can he step in and change the situation if the forces of history are running in another direction.

Richard M. Nixon

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Richard M. Nixon is saying that leaders have limited power to influence major events because historical trends often move independently of their actions.

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