[Don Corleone]

This passive voice is just the manifestation of the ongoing refusal to place the blame where it squarely belongs.

If you notice most of his speeches are in the passive voice. Its as if he never was here but somewhere out among the stars and planets.

[MrB]

It’s an affectation to imply his godlikeness.

It’s also a way of disconnecting himself from governing (the Limbaugh Theorem).