| A fascinating watch on 23:10 - Jan 8 by Bent_double |
Agreed, a great watch.
Despite the 2 British PMs, I'd be inclined to vote for Roosevelt, he seemed to have a bigger impact on the US and the world during his time as President. |
I voted for Mandela because he showed what could be achieved by one individual who, far from being born into a privileged position, was the exact opposite - opressed, discriminated against etc. To turn round the political system in SA like that was absolutely miraculous, and as the prog showed, inspired ordinary people around the world to rise up - hence the Berlin wall coming down etc. Part of that was his extraordinary wisdom and dignity - eg “As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn't leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I'd still be in prison.”
FDR would have been my second choice; hadn't realised before the prog how influential he was in taking the USA into WW2 - arguably just as influential as Churchill, but without the flaws. Plus his achievements in public works programmes & pretty much ridding the world of polio. |  |
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