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Originally posted by CaptainCrunch@Aug 8 2005, 04:01 AM
Honestly to King, no, what he did is something we probably won't see again for generations. But based on generational context, Reagan's legacy could be equally as impressive as Lincoln's. My humble opinion of course. But by the time that Reagan hit office, the U.S was in a pretty deep spiral due to bad policies, bad economics, bad military decisions and bad foreign and domestic policy. Reagan through force of will changed that and pushed the U.S. back onto its podium both internally and externally. He was a great president in my mind.
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I think he was a great president as well, but....
Lincoln held the Union together in the face of the most daunting obstacles I can imagine. He had to stomach 4 years of the most brutal combat this country will ever see because he knew what had to be the end result. In my mind, that is probably the single most important event in the history of the US. Huge changes followed, and progress.
I would rate my top Presidents list would go something like this (off of the top of my head)...
1. Lincoln
2. Jefferson
3. F. Roosevelt
4. Reagan