Evidently Not A Lincoln Fan

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(08-03-2019 07:46 AM)RJNorton Wrote:  

(08-03-2019 07:36 AM)AussieMick Wrote:  If the people of the USA want to choose Jefferson ahead of Lincoln, thats their choice.
(IMO) the people of the world would place Lincoln ahead of any individual regardless of nationality. To paraphrase Edwin Stanton, now he belongs to us as much as to the USA.

Years ago there was a large poll of Americans, and they were asked to rate the Presidents. Lincoln was by far the most admired with an approval rating of 97%. Michael, I do not remember where Jefferson finished in the poll, but he definitely trailed Lincoln.

I have not seen any recent polls on Presidential "popularity," but I think there is a current trend to glorify one who ended his term three years ago...

Do you think that the "re-evaluations" of Mr. Lincoln by a variety of authors over the past thirty years may have brought about such comments as these -- especially in a society that searches for the negatives and, likewise, is not prone to doing any real reading and research on their own?