I Believe Life Is a Life Long Lesson

I think there's a lot of people with talent already, but they're not in power or they have no desire to pursue that role.
Gorbachev had the unfortunate legacy of also being his country's last leader. He was skilled at being cordial with the West, but he was unable to stop his own country from falling apart. And when it did, he found no help in the friends he made abroad.