Why does Lincoln still matter?

[HerbS]

Bill,When I taught high school history,I would always rate the top 10 and worst 5!So here we go-1-Lincoln-2-Washington-3-Teddy Roosevelt-4-FDRoosevelt-5-Truman[Polk-Jefferson-Wilson-Kennedy?-IKE?].Fun-Fun-Fun!--Worst-5--1A.Johnson-2-Pierce-3-Buchanan-4-Carter-5-Nixon.Thanks for asking for my opinion,My mentor[Albert Castel] at Western Michigan University was never leary to express his opinion!