Poll: Abraham Lincoln: the greatest human ever?

[Kryzantine]

Lincoln was not that great of a human, actually. As others have said, the Emancipation Proclamation was not a catch-all end-slavery action. First of all, it did not free slaves in the 4 border states (states with slavery that were on the Union side). Secondly, it was not a humanitarian action, but was intended to cripple the Southern economy. Thirdly, this weak freedom came more than 50 years after Britain had already banned slavery, and this Proclamation did nothing to stop persecution against blacks through means other than slavery.

No, probably the greatest American ever was MLK Jr, with Andrew Jackson being the most badass (sorry, Teddy, but you didn't have a parrot that cursed your own cabinet members. And you didn't beat the first attempted presidential assassin so hard with your cane your bodyguards had to pull you off. And built a statue of yourself at the site years later) and Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan being the most influential (despite most of America not knowing who the fuck he is).

Worldwide... I would put the greatest human ever as Nelson Mandela. Just because.

 

[no oneder]

Damn right he is!
Here's to you Abe:
Edit: I wanna spend all your money...

Hahaha, if that doesn't count as proof, then I don't know what will.

 

[keve4433]

But what about Time Licoln, or vampire hunter Lincoln?

 

[Tanner The Monotone]

Isaac Newton. End of discussion.

Tesla..Boom.

 

[Tanner The Monotone]

FDR

greatest
fucking
american
EVER

HEY wrong topic we are talking about PEOPLE dont post pictures of demi gods

I'm pretty sure that's Theodor Roosevelt

 

[themyrmidon]

No, I would barely put him in the top half of Presidents.

Isaac Newton. End of discussion.

Deadliest SoB in space!
I would say Jesus, but for those of you ho would take issue with that I would say Tesla.

 

[Kelethor]

There is no best person. Im sure of it.

 

[Dwarfman]

I have been doing some resherch on Lincoln and I think the he could be the greatest human who has ever lived. What do you think?

I would say he was the greatest political figure of his time. That is without a doubt. However to say Abe is the greatest human that ever lived would be incorrect.

Human history is vast and it's people so diverse that to single out just one person would be a belittlement to our species as a whole.

 

[Nova Helix]

Thats easy Nimoy is the greatest person ever. End of discussion.

[img height =278 width=288]http://www.hecklerspray.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/leonard_nimoy.jpg[/img]

He is not amused that you would even consider someone else.

 

[Dwarfman]

Compared with Gaius Julius Caesar he isnt much.

If your going to quote Roman emperors then Gaius Octavius 'Augustus' Caesar and Titus Flavius Vespasian. The only Roman Emperors who died of old age! Now that friends is an achievment.

 

[Murais]

Teddy-Motherfucking-Roosevelt.


He brought a knife (sword) to a gun-fight. And won. He hunted the most dangerous animals known to mankind... for FUN. Established most of the world's existing natural preservation laws. And he delivered a speech, got shot during its delivery, got up and refused medical treatment until he FINISHED the motherfucking speech, was rushed to the nearest hospital, and survived the bullet-wound to his chest in a time where that kind of thing just didn't happen.

I'm still not convinced he wasn't a god in man-clothes.

 

[Justanothergamer300]

NO but he might of been a nice guy

 

[Ensiferum]

Nope. For that one my vote goes to Jesus Christ.

 

[Mr. Doe]

Lincoln was an awesome dude who started off a wrestler and became president and led the U.S. through a civil war there is no doubt he was awesome but he was not the best person ever.

 

[Amy Sorel]

No, and i think it's rather arrogant and naive to think like that.

 

[Spydercake]

Teddy. fuckin. Roosevelt
he delivered a speech after a failed assassination attempt, while he was still bleeding from the damn bullet wound.

He hunted big game in africa, and openly insulted his buddy, the president *taft, after Teddy's last term* For trying to rescue the poor animals.

he charged up a hill during the Spanish American war. On. Foot.

Lincoln has nothing on Teddy.
Ninja'd, obviously. Everyone knows teddy is BA.

 

[Ladette]

Bruce Campbell is clearly the greatest person ever, and quite frankly i'm insulted you'd say otherwise.

Now he might not be God.....oh wait, he is.

 

[bushwhacker2k]

I really really reaaaaallly don't get how people think they can judge people's worth when they haven't even met them. I don't even judge Hitler as being evil, maybe he was just really misguided.