Greatest Leader?

[JenT 0]

My daughter has to select one and write a short paragraph about why she believes the 'title' to be deserved. What would your answer be?

Jen

[Alex+R 0]

Any leader who achieved a goal without violence, IMO. Gandhi's a bit cliched though, now isn't he

edit: double post

Edited March 5, 2007 by Alex+R

[Saddle Bronc 124]

The choices one could use, IMO:

• Emperor Ashoka
  
• Nebuchadnezzar II
  
• Cyrus the Great
  
• Alexander the Great
  
• Julius Caesar
  
• Constantine
  
• King John (England)
  
• Elizabeth I
  
• Sultana Razia
  

(note: I know this isn't exactly what you asked for, but...)

Edited March 5, 2007 by CherryXS

[Nagishkaw 510]

Tatanka Yotanka or Mahpiua-luta

[pedroh 21]

The choices one could use, IMO:

• Emperor Ashoka
  
• Nebuchadnezzar II
  
• Cyrus the Great
  
• Alexander the Great
  
• Julius Caesar
  
• Constantine
  
• King John (England)
  
• Elizabeth I
  
• Sultana Razia
  

(note: I know this isn't exactly what you asked for, but...)

hey actually those are great choices, Cyrus and Alexander were uber-leaders.. also Hamilcar and Hannibal Barca, Darius...Dido,

different from Jesus, Ghandi, Mother Teresa, Buddha, etc etc

[Emancipation 2]

Some of them on my list are: Sir. Winston Churchill - or Margaret Thatcher two great Brit Leaders

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

The choices one could use, IMO:

• Emperor Ashoka
  
• Nebuchadnezzar II
  
• Cyrus the Great
  
• Alexander the Great
  
• Julius Caesar
  
• Constantine
  
• King John (England)
  
• Elizabeth I
  
• Sultana Razia
  

(note: I know this isn't exactly what you asked for, but...)

King John as in the Brother of Richard I!?

[PalestineMyHeart 1,897]

The choices one could use, IMO:

• Emperor Ashoka
  
• Nebuchadnezzar II
  
• Cyrus the Great
  
• Alexander the Great
  
• Julius Caesar
  
• Constantine
  
• King John (England)
  
• Elizabeth I
  
• Sultana Razia
  

(note: I know this isn't exactly what you asked for, but...)

King John as in the Brother of Richard I!?

LOL

At the mere mention of his name, my mind starts reciting:

King John was not a good man

He had his little ways

And sometimes no one spoke to him

For days and days and days

....

A. A. Milne

Anyways... no votes for George W. Bush ????

I am SHOCKED, I tell you... SHOCKED.

[Mags 112]

Maggie Thatcher..... :lol:

[Ban Hammer 14,276]

Anyways... no votes for George W. Bush ????

I am SHOCKED, I tell you... SHOCKED.

my vote would be theodore roosevelt, ronald reagen and mother theresa.

and clinton and carter aren't on the list either.

[Saddle Bronc 124]

The choices one could use, IMO:

• Emperor Ashoka
  
• Nebuchadnezzar II
  
• Cyrus the Great
  
• Alexander the Great
  
• Julius Caesar
  
• Constantine
  
• King John (England)
  
• Elizabeth I
  
• Sultana Razia
  

(note: I know this isn't exactly what you asked for, but...)

King John as in the Brother of Richard I!?

Yes. After all, he DID make the power of the Brit Monarchy from absolute to constitutional (figurehead).

The choices one could use, IMO:

• Emperor Ashoka
  
• Nebuchadnezzar II
  
• Cyrus the Great
  
• Alexander the Great
  
• Julius Caesar
  
• Constantine
  
• King John (England)
  
• Elizabeth I
  
• Sultana Razia
  

(note: I know this isn't exactly what you asked for, but...)

King John as in the Brother of Richard I!?

LOL

At the mere mention of his name, my mind starts reciting:

King John was not a good man

He had his little ways

And sometimes no one spoke to him

For days and days and days

....

A. A. Milne

History 101: King John was the one responsible for the Magna Carta (English constitution).

[Fandango 1,440]

Some of them on my list are: Sir. Winston Churchill - or Margaret Thatcher two great Brit Leaders

Considering what MT did to the mining industry, I'd say she was one of the worst.

But there's any amount of reasons to choose from really, that's just one close to my heart.

Edited March 5, 2007 by LisaD

[Mags 112]

The choices one could use, IMO:

• Emperor Ashoka
  
• Nebuchadnezzar II
  
• Cyrus the Great
  
• Alexander the Great
  
• Julius Caesar
  
• Constantine
  
• King John (England)
  
• Elizabeth I
  
• Sultana Razia
  

(note: I know this isn't exactly what you asked for, but...)

King John as in the Brother of Richard I!?

Yes. After all, he DID make the power of the Brit Monarchy from absolute to constitutional (figurehead).

The choices one could use, IMO:

• Emperor Ashoka
  
• Nebuchadnezzar II
  
• Cyrus the Great
  
• Alexander the Great
  
• Julius Caesar
  
• Constantine
  
• King John (England)
  
• Elizabeth I
  
• Sultana Razia
  

(note: I know this isn't exactly what you asked for, but...)

King John as in the Brother of Richard I!?

LOL

At the mere mention of his name, my mind starts reciting:

King John was not a good man

He had his little ways

And sometimes no one spoke to him

For days and days and days

....

A. A. Milne

History 101: King John was the one responsible for the Magna Carta (English constitution).

But King John was also one of the meanest, untrustworthy and underhanded monarchs England has ever had. He certainly wouldn't be on my list.

If we are going for English monarchs then Queen Elizabeth I is FAR superior.

[Saddle Bronc 124]

nyways... no votes for George W. Bush ????

I am SHOCKED, I tell you... SHOCKED.

my vote would be theodore roosevelt, ronald reagen and mother theresa.

and clinton and carter aren't on the list either.

Oh, among US presidents, the only two I would bother putting on the list were:

• George Washington (as he WAS the first)
  
• Abraham Lincoln (held the country together through Civil War, which was more than any subsequent president could have accomplished)
  

nyways... no votes for George W. Bush ????

I am SHOCKED, I tell you... SHOCKED.

my vote would be theodore roosevelt, ronald reagen and mother theresa.

and clinton and carter aren't on the list either.

Oh, among US presidents, the only two I would bother putting on the list were:

• George Washington (as he WAS the first)
  
• Abraham Lincoln (held the country together through Civil War, which was more than any subsequent president could have accomplished)
  

[Emancipation 2]

Not too many women rise to top positions in the country (Ie. PM's/ Presidency).. That and her length of term as PM is quite staggaring.. Those were some of the reasons I put her down.. Not really to do with policy, but obviously she did SOMETHING right.. the old girl.. to last that long in such an important position. One can be a great leader and pass bad policy.. IMO. Leadership has to do with the act and capacity to lead.. not necessarily with their political stance on an issue. Just my opinion of course