the hypocrisy of informed leadership in the modern age

The leaders of the great nations of the world carry out their duty to their millions of subjects by way of scores of statistics, compiled by aides of every colour and flavour, grouped into studies so that he might know what is best for his people.

Is it not hypocritical for the leader of a nation to justify his decisions on studies of a sociological nature, when he more than anyone should be acutely aware of the power of an individual to change the world?