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11. How Much Does the President of the U.S. Really Matter?

Freakonomics Radio

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What Makes a Leader?

The President is by far and away the most important person from a governance point of view in the country. A leader calls people to their highest and best. No one ever achieves greatness merely by obeying the law. The leadership in a moral and cultural sense may be even more important than what a person does in a governmental sense.

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