Grover Cleveland: The Greatest President In American History

“It is better to be defeated standing for high principle than to run by committing subterfuge,”1 is a quote by Grover Cleveland, which personifies his morals, and that he will never compromise them just for victory. Because of this and other reasons Grover Cleveland is the greatest president that America can boast when nerds get together to talk about great leaders in history. Unfortunately, except among Libertarians, Grover Cleveland is only known today for being the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms. He was born in New York to Puritan Parents. He did later leave the church, but the values instilled in the former president by his parent never left him. Later he became the mayor of Buffalo, and then, due to his impressive character, governor of New York. After this achievement
Grover Cleveland is the greatest president in American History. Grover Cleveland is one of the greatest presidents, because he represents the most honest president. This honesty is so apparent that biographers are still talking about it years after his death. For example Allan Nevins said about Grover Cleveland a century later, “His honesty was of the undeviating type which never compromised an inch.”2 Another biographer said that, “Some presidents never met a principle they wouldn’t abandon for electoral gain. Cleveland, principled to the bone, was of a different breed.”3 Today’s people