Making History By Doing Nothing

Anthony Eden had just finished resigning as prime minister of the United Kingdom. His role in the Suez Canal crisis destroyed his reputation and put Britain's economy in ruin. In The Crown – dramatized but directionally accurate – Queen Elizabeth takes pity on Eden for his experience with risk: To do nothing is often the best course of action. But history was not made by those who did nothing. So I suppose it's only natural that ambitious and driven men want to go down in history.