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IMO, Clinton only did a better job of "fighting for the common citizen, and working to expand opportunity for all, and seeking to strengthen liberty and justice" if "the common citizen" is his political career and "strengthening liberty and justice" is protecting himself from prosecution. For me, Clinton seemed too willing to throw anyone under the bus if it furthured his popularity. I think he started a dangerous trend of not doing what's best, but what gets the biggest boost in popularity at the time.
I personally put FDR at the top of the presidential list, followed by Wilson, Truman, Lincoln, and LBJ in no particular order. To me, they all saw problems in the country, and took steps to alleviate those problems because they were the right things to do (at least in their opinions) and not for popularity's sake. Honestly, I believe what the article's author thinks is important to be highly irrelevant to discussing a president's "greatness". If restricting civil liberties, war, or the highly dubious claim of "openly violate the constitution" are what's required at the time for the betterment of the country, that's what needs to be done.
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