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Who is the greatest US president?
George Washington 7%  7%  [ 2 ]
John Adams 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Thomas Jefferson 11%  11%  [ 3 ]
Abraham Lincoln 33%  33%  [ 9 ]
Theodore Roosevelt 11%  11%  [ 3 ]
T. Woodrow Wilson 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Franklin D. Roosevelt 15%  15%  [ 4 ]
Harry S. Truman 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Dwight D. Eisenhower 4%  4%  [ 1 ]
John F. Kennedy 4%  4%  [ 1 ]
Arnold A. Schwarzenegger 7%  7%  [ 2 ]
Other (please amplify in your reply) 7%  7%  [ 2 ]
Total votes : 27

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24 Jul 2013, 4:50 pm

Did Washington actually turn down the chance to be king?

I was under the impression that a limited monarchy (like that in the Commonwealth) was proposed and ultimately rejected, but I was unaware of it being offered to Washington. In any case, it's not like there was a chance to be all-powerful- Washington as president had more power than George III legally had (though George III had William Pitt the Younger in his pocket and wasn't above threats and bribery).



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25 Jul 2013, 2:41 am

Some food for thoughts: besides Delano Roosevelt, most voted presidents ruled, all of them, more than one hundred years ago.


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25 Jul 2013, 4:28 am

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