Which of these presidents was the best and why?

[OtterMan68]

George Washington

Thomas Jefferson

Abraham Lincoln

Franklin Roosevelt

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I'd say Washington. He could have been Caeser, but he kept the executive branch and his powers in check.

[MisterWack]

I voted George Washington in this election of GAG 2024 lol. I’ll give you my reasons. Note that I may be a bit biased since I own a book about George Washington also he was our first president after all.

My first reason is, the significance within President Washington’s action to be the first to practice a peaceful transfer of power. “If he does that, he will be the greatest man in the world.” - King George III (At the thought of President Washington stepping down & giving his power up to the next administration peacefully). Again, this was a big deal since no leader stepped down willfully before for a new lawfully elected administration to take the reigns on our Constitutional Republic and for that I have to hand it to President Washington.

My second reason is, defining Americans.
“The name of American, which belongs to you in your national capacity, must always exalt the just pride of patriotism more than any appellation derived from local discriminations. With slight shades of difference, you have the same religion, manners, habits, and political principles.” - George Washington. I find it beautiful and inspiring since we may celebrate different holidays, have differing views, and different backgrounds however we can all come together as ONE under the label, “ American “. So beautiful and patriotic!

Abraham Lincoln is my second favorite for preserving the Union and not letting political differences / localized division keep his country down! He got up and stood up for his country even in dire circumstance. I praise President Lincoln for that.

FDR is my third favorite, Thomas Jefferson is fourth (I won’t go into detail about these two or else GAG will say “too long”)

[AviatorTom]

It's hard to say who the BEST President was. Abe Lincoln gets the nod in most history books, since he led the country through a terrible Civil War and freed the slaves (he actually didn't, the 13th Amendment did, after he died).

My vote goes to FDR, who led the country out of the Great Depression, through most of World War II, the only President yo serve more than 2 terms (no longer allowed), all while being physically handicapped.

[avery58]

Abraham Lincoln, he managed to keep the country together and abolished slavery.

[Anonymous]

Joe Biden, because he is going to single handedly destroy the democratic party. Not so much because he governed like a traditional Democrat but because the radical left used and abused him to push their agenda and the result is so bad, that the media can no longer run damage control.

[exitseven]

I think Thomas Jefferson was the best statesman. He understands the government that governs least, governs best. We need somebody like that today.

[Theodoricus]

I think Abraham Lincoln. He refused slavery and won the war against the CSA.

[Juxtapose]

Thomas Jefferson because he understood how America was supposed to be.

[SotiCoto]

Best at what?

[OtterMan68]

leading the country during his presidency