How about James Madison. Secretary of State who purchased the Louisiana Territory, 4th US President and one of the principal agents behind getting the Bill of Rights added. He'd have been even better if he hadn't let the Red Coats burn the White House.
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I'll toss in Mark Twain, the literary legacy of the USA is unique. He would certainly be high in the most loved category.
A controversial one would be Muhammad Ali - not so popular in the USA but on the same level as Pele in global esteem. His name is known in the most remote village anywhere in the world. He somehow gave hope to the little guy.Any views I may express here are personal and certainly do not in any way reflect the views of my employer. Tis the rising of the moon..
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Charlie Chaplin.
Yeah, I know he wasn't an american citizen, and no, it isn't because of his movies.With or without religion, you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion.
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Many worthy candidates... Ben Franklin was great. So was Eleanor Roosevelt. But in the end, I think Martin Luther King, for all his flaws, must be on top.Do not fear, for I am with you; Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God.-Isaiah 41:10
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made - Psalms 139.14a
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Originally posted by Alexander's Horse View PostI'll toss in Mark Twain, the literary legacy of the USA is unique. He would certainly be high in the most loved category.
In 1902 Twain was invited to attend a yachting party with millionaire
Henry Rogers and other high-rollers who called themselves "The Mammoth
Cod". Twain couldn't make it, but sent the following...
Thank you for inviting me. Along with my regrets I send you
this poem that I wrote for the instruction of children. It is
intended for Sunday Schools and when sung by hundreds of sweet,
guileless children, it produces a very pretty effect.
I.
I thank Thee for the Bull, O God!
Whene'er a steak I eat
The working of his Mammoth Cod
Is what gives us our meat
II.
And for the ram a word of praise!
He with his Mammoth Cod
Foundation of our mutton lays
With every vigorous prod
III.
And then the Boar, who at his work
His hind hoofs fixed in sod.
Contented packs the Embryo Pork
All with his Mammoth Cod
IV.
Of beasts, man is the only one
Created by our God,
Who purposely and for mere fun
Plays with his Mammoth Cod!
I object to your society for several reasons, but primarily
because I fail to see any special merit in penises of more
than usual size. What more can they achieve than the small
ones?
Yours, Mark Twain
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That's pretty convincing. I'll go with Twain.Apolyton's Grim Reaper 2008, 2010 & 2011
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Any list that has GWB in the top 10 is suspect.Scouse Git (2) La Fayette Adam Smith Solomwi and Loinburger will not be forgotten.
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Originally posted by H Tower View PostHow about James Madison. Secretary of State who purchased the Louisiana Territory, 4th US President and one of the principal agents behind getting the Bill of Rights added. He'd have been even better if he hadn't let the Red Coats burn the White House.
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Originally posted by Ben Kenobi View PostSo says the 'Republican.'
There are good republicans and bad ones. I like to judge people individually instead of making a judgment based on the group they belong too. And I don't consider GWB one of the great ones. Do you?It's almost as if all his overconfident, absolutist assertions were spoonfed to him by a trusted website or subreddit. Sheeple
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