The top 40 US presidents

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Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen

Something in there struck me as interesting:



There is no greater crisis for a nation than to be at war with itself. So, by the criteria listed above, shouldn't Lincoln have won anyway? The American Civil War, by the nature of the conflict itself, was more traumatic for America than both the Great Depression and the Second World War combined.

Yep. FDR was likely elevated because he was a more socialist than most others. I think FDR did grave damage to the US in the long term since the Entitlements are going to ruin us.