Quote:I'll just stick to three that I respect the most from our overall history. 

 

3. Thomas Jefferson - I rank him this high because of his overall body of work, especially because he was a founding father and principal author of the Declaration of Independence along with the Louisiana Purchase which was HUGE for our country's future. He strengthened our nation's trade and shipping interest's to combat Barbary Pirates and the British as well. 

 

2. John F. Kennedy - I respect this man. Despite only serving as our president for two years. I respect and admire the fact that he had a lot of courage to step forward during an interesting time and era in our country's history. Whether you believe he was killed by a lone gunman. Or, you believe that he was taken out by his own fellow people and insiders. One thing's for certain. He believed in what was best for our country and he had the most well thought and polished way of delivering his messages and views to the public. The amount of work he put between the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Bay of Pigs invasion and also the Civil Rights Movement is pretty impressive. 

 

1. George Washington - He's the father of our country. He helped build and lead the foundation of our nation for the years and generations to come. He was a solider and statesman that backed up his beliefs with his men when he had to out onto the battlefield. 

 

JFK was the last of the classic liberals. His fortitudinous displays for events at home and abroad, coupled with his adeptness in diplomacy, made him a true man of his time. I remember watching a made for TV movie about the Kennedy brothers which was centered around the events of the Cuban missile crisis. The artistic license the obviously lefty movie producers used to paint a fawning sycophantic historical view was so cloying that it almost triggered a gag reflex. The irony being that JFK wouldn't recognize the Democrat party today and probably wouldn't approve of its direction.  One could almost see him shaking his head at the mention of Hillary's name. Although, he and Bill would have gotten along famously. 

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