不會或不敢問實質所在的尖銳問題：有史以來多少國家領袖有勇氣和decency引咎辭職？與毛同時代的例子很多，他們都是曆史的

他們都是曆史的照毛妖鏡：

• 6 December 1916: H. H. Asquith, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, amidst division in the House of Commons during the First World War.
• 10 May 1940: Neville Chamberlain, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, amidst division in the House of Commons during the Second World War.
• 5 April 1955: Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, due to poor health, but remained in the House of Commons.
• 9 January 1957: Anthony Eden, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, in the aftermath of the 1956 Suez Crisis.
• 18 October 1963: Harold Macmillan, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, after the Profumo scandal.
• 20 July 1969: V. V. Giri, Acting President of India, to contest the presidential election.
• 14 October 1969: Tage Erlander, Prime Minister of Sweden.
• 22 September 1970: Tunku Abdul Rahman, Prime Minister of Malaysia.
• 5 October 1972: Jens Otto Krag, Prime Minister of Denmark, over disputes regarding a European Community membership referendum.
• 11 April 1974: Golda Meir, Prime Minister of Israel, after becoming unpopular due to the Israeli government's unpreparedness for the Yom Kippur War.
• 7 May 1974: Willy Brandt, Chancellor of West Germany, after the Guillaume affair.
• 9 August 1974: Richard Nixon, President of the United States, after becoming mired in the Watergate scandal and impeachment hearings.
• 9 December 1974: Kakuei Tanaka, Prime Minister of Japan, after allegations of corruption and a public inquiry in the National Diet.
• 15 January 1976: Trygve Bratteli, Prime Minister of Norway.
• 22 October 1976: Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh, President of Ireland, after a falling out with the Irish Government.