Yeah, because everyone who wanted to be a leader was less qualified than their peers. And that is to say that people who did not want to be in power were automatically more apt when thrust forth? I'll remember to tell Taft that, because he would ohh so definitely agree with you. Ohh, hi, Teddy. Hi, FDR. Hi, Churchill*. Make sure you say hello to Jackson and Grant while they are burning in hell.
Don't you just love sweeping overgeneralizations? I sure do!
Yeah I know he's British. He's also your mother and therefore, awesome.