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 Who was the best president? (6)

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Who was the best president?

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George Washington because at the time of America's independence, whenever all the power was his and all power was offered to him and his heirs to rule America for the rest of it's history he gave it back,he did not want the power to be his and his heirs. This made him different than any ruler up until his time. The men of this time then constructed our Goverment and the office of the President of the United States and George Washington won every state's vote because of his actions of giving away the power to rule America and became our first President.Giving away absolute power made him the greatest and one of a kind.

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Abraham Lincoln for keeping the Union from becoming fragmented and then weakened against foreign invasion. He like Washington (refused to become king) gave back the power he had accumulated through law (suspending habeus corpus etc.) to the law. He was charismatic and always spoke the truth. And he freed the slaves in the states that were currently in Rebellion.

iamdavidh(4856) Disputed
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... er, I would give you a Lincoln upvote but for He like Washington (refused to become king) gave back the power he had accumulated through law (suspending habeas corpus etc.)

He never was offered, nor likely would have won power enough to keep himself in power permanently as Washington may have been able to (or not, debatable).

He did nothing in war time not already covered by Constitutional powers in war time. In fact, he did a better job of following the Constitution during a time of crisis (the worst crises in fact we've ever had) than one recent ridiculous joke of a president - which makes him all the better a president.

But he was killed long before he would have had time to reap the benefits of his sudden popularity.

Side: Lincoln

I think nelson Mandela is the best president.From his childhood he worked for Africa's freedom . Even though he was sent to jail he worked from there by writing books which became his masterpieces.when Africa got freedom he didn't separate the white settlers of Africa but used peaceful means to spread brotherhood among all. He became the first president of Africa and its his commitment and patriotism that has made him the best among the best

Side: mandela
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Lincoln, only because he was the one to deal with the Civil War.

Side: Lincoln

FDR was the best President because of the New Deal that got the United States back on its feet.

Side: Lincoln