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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SuperDave, post: 2797030, member: 1892&quot;]I would answer in the opposite order, Lincoln ahead of TR, and it matters not that Mr. Lincoln has already graced the longest-running current US issue because we cannot possibly remember him well enough. He was flawed, imperfect, and somehow <i>sufficient</i> to a task greater than one could expect of human endurance and ability. There are no &quot;winners&quot; in a civil war, only <b>survivors</b>, and Lincoln was the blend of intelligence, forcefulness and humility which was the only possible combination of traits leading to a President who could both fight the war and manage the horrible aftermath (even though he was not allowed to do the latter).</p><p><br /></p><p>Could Washington have done it? Likely. Could TR have done it? Likely. They both combined the strength to hold the threads together, the arrogance to believe they could, and the humility to understand they weren&#039;t the story. </p><p><br /></p><p>But only Lincoln was <b>the one who was there</b>, and because he was there we survived and re-formed as a Union. </p><p><br /></p><p>Needless to say, Lincoln is my personal hero, as much for not surrendering to what he <i>wasn&#039;t</i> as for leveraging what he <i>was</i>. He was the ultimate imperfect man in a situation which required perfection, and we got through it. The times make the man, and he rose to the times.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This, also.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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