Quote : It has been said that......?

Question

some leaders make history, others are made by history, and still others are run over by history.

what does it mean to be made by history and run over by history?

Answer 1

Maybe the best thing to do would be to use a string of U.S. presidents as examples of the conventional view the quote embodies:

(1) Herbert Hoover (1929-1933) was run over by history because, when faced with the stock market crash and the Great Depression, he wasn't capable of dealing with them despite his experience in previous crises.

(2) Because of Hoover's dismal failure, FDR came into office and proceeded to make history with all he did to try to end the Great Depression. He then made history as one of the leaders of the Allies in World War II. His popularity was such that he was the only president ever elected to four terms, although he barely served any of his fourth because he died in office.

(3) When FDR died in office, Harry Truman became president. He was pretty much in shock and didn't really want the office. But it was FDR's death and the questions that arose under his watch that made Truman into a leader, one who decided before the 1948 election that he really liked the job and was doing well in it. He came up into his own despite having been under the very long shadow cast by one of the greatest presidents ever.

I hope this makes the quote make more sense. Take care!

Answer 2

Leaders who do great things make history. Sometimes history as it is told over and over can make a leader of someone who was not so great and leaders who have a history that may be less than admirable can be 'run over' by it.

Answer 3

to be made of history is basically  a bloodline thing, u no, leaders pass on the leadership role to eldest son or daughter, like the prince of england or watever the h**l that country is >.>.............to be run over is wen u dont learn from histories past leaders' mistakes and make the same mistake as them and fail (or die,,,like hitler)

hope that helped :P

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