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dansolo

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Sat Jan-22-05 12:08 AM
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64. FDR - He recognized the threat of Fascism before anyone else

I have an immense amount of admiration for both Washington and Lincoln, and I don't believe that the country would have survived without either one of them. But, FDR stands above all others. He helped get the country out of the depression, and gave hope to all Americans. He also was one of the few people who recognized the true threat of Fascism, when many in America were either isolationists, or worse, collaborators. FDR took a huge risk in gearing up the country for war when he didn't have the support. Without that foresight, WW II probably would have turned out a lot differently.

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