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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
Something I could never understand is how people think Lincoln was the greatest president ever. He wasn't about freeing the slaves, he was about keeping the Union together and practically threw away the US constitution to do so. Lincoln was probably one of the WORST presidents because of this.
Greatest american ever, in my opinion, would be FDR. Pulled the country out of the depression using extremely orthodox methods and helped fight tyranny in europe during WW2.
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I'd suggest you need to read up on some of the things FDR did. Topping the list would be his Court Packing scheme. Lincoln ignored the Supreme Court. FDR beat it into submission, and we're just now getting over it. See U.S. v. Lopez, (1992).