It takes a great, special individual to become president. To carry all the responsbilities over your head is, well a great responsibility. In these next four paragraphs we will discuss whether Abraham Lincoln, George Washington or Thomas Jefferson was the stronger president. All these men are extrodinary. All having amazing accomplishments in their time at the oval office, but which one was the strongest ?
Abraham Lincoln, what a great man. He had leadership skills, commitment, morals and real values. Serving a thoughtful five years, stopped not by end of a term but death. The man who contributed one of Americas greatest acts by ending slavery(paragraph 5). He spoke up and acted when none to little did. He was in a position where his word, mattered. He also got the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth amendments passed. He made liberty and freedom a reality for all Americans, but does that make him the greatest president of all ? Abraham Lincoln cared about the slaves, saw them more than just laborors, he saw them as people, making him a sensitive man. Thats not a bad thing im definitly not saying that, the president is human too. He also did have appointed figures in his inner circle to keep from having his …show more content…
Why? Yes Abraham Lincoln freed slaves, yes Thomas Jefferson wrote the Decleration of Independance BUT George Washington was a man who could understand us all on so many levels! Hes a common man just like you and me! Hes fought on the battle field he knows what its like to really fight for our country. He respected the concept of citizen president so much that he didnt even run a third time. Sure he didnt free slaves or write important documents but he understands us, because he is one of us. That is why i think that George Washington was and is the strongest
Abraham Lincoln, what a great man. He had leadership skills, commitment, morals and real values. Serving a thoughtful five years, stopped not by end of a term but death. The man who contributed one of Americas greatest acts by ending slavery(paragraph 5). He spoke up and acted when none to little did. He was in a position where his word, mattered. He also got the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth amendments passed. He made liberty and freedom a reality for all Americans, but does that make him the greatest president of all ? Abraham Lincoln cared about the slaves, saw them more than just laborors, he saw them as people, making him a sensitive man. Thats not a bad thing im definitly not saying that, the president is human too. He also did have appointed figures in his inner circle to keep from having his …show more content…
Why? Yes Abraham Lincoln freed slaves, yes Thomas Jefferson wrote the Decleration of Independance BUT George Washington was a man who could understand us all on so many levels! Hes a common man just like you and me! Hes fought on the battle field he knows what its like to really fight for our country. He respected the concept of citizen president so much that he didnt even run a third time. Sure he didnt free slaves or write important documents but he understands us, because he is one of us. That is why i think that George Washington was and is the strongest