How Did Abraham Lincoln Influenced By Thomas Jefferson Or George Washington?

Abraham Lincoln, George Washington and Thomas Jefferson are three of the greatest leaders and have impacted America immensly. They all contributed to the foundation of our country and the some of the ideologies that they introduced during their terms is still relevant to this day. But there is a lot of argument on who was the stronger president between the three. Abraham Lincoln was most definitely the strongest president out of the three former leaders, due to his determination towards abolishing slavery and his ability to bring back together a country that had split apart.

It could be argued though, that George Washington and Thomas Jefferson were stronger presidents. George Washington was a political leader and a member of the military and his great work in service earned "him the title of Commander in Chief" (Weston 4). His actions during the Revolutionary War influenced citizens to elect him as the first president of the United States and he will always
President Lincoln came from a middle class family and his relentlessness lead him to become one of the most beloved and remembered president in history. He was an strong advocate for the abolishment of slavery and his resiliant attitude towards it still lingered even after he died when "the Reconstruction Amendments- Amendments Thirteen, Fourteen, and Fifteen passed." (Stone 7). This freedom that he influenced for this large group of oppressed human beings will always be remembered and celebrated. And though the country did split apart under his term of presidency, Lincoln had "members of the 'loyal opposition' in his trusted inner cirlce" which shows that he was an unbiassed president which "made him a stronger leader"(4) and one who truly cared about all of his people rather than only the ones who agree with him. Also, eventually after the Civil War, America