Robert McNamara
In 1993, Washington journalist Deborah Shapley published a 615-page biography of Robert McNamara titled "Promise and Power: The Life and Times of Robert McNamara". Shapley concluded her book with these words: "For better and worse McNamara shaped much in today's world – and imprisoned himself. A little-known nineteenth century writer, F.W. Boreham, offers a summation: 'We make our decisions. And then our decisions turn around and make us.'"