It was well understood, long before George Orwell, that memory must be repressed. Not only memory but consciousness of what's happening right in front of you must be repressed, because if the public comes to understand what's being done in its name, it probably won't permit it.
When enemies commit crimes, they're crimes. In fact, we can exaggerate and lie about them with complete impunity. When we commit crimes, they didn't happen. And you see that very strikingly in the cult of Reagan worship, which was created through a massive propaganda campaign. Reagan's regime was one of murder, brutality, and violence, which devastated a number of countries and probably left two hundred thousand people dead in Latin America, with hundreds of thousands of orphans and widows. But this can't be mentioned here. It didn't happen.
2007-06-30 01:46:39
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answered by Anonymous
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I'll go old school:
1. Alexander the Great: Took a bunch of unknowns in Macedonia and conquered most of the known world.
2. Julius Caesar: Presided over the heydey of an Empire that still has its marks on current society.
3. Washington: Could be placed higher. Took a bunch of upstarts, defeated the most powerful nation at the time, and managed to avoid the temptation of becoming a new king. Unselfishly stepped aside, so nation could become democratic.
4. Churchill: Could have easily made a deal with Hitler after being kicked out of Europe, but united his people and held strong even when odds were against them.
2007-06-30 01:53:31
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answered by Pythagoras 7
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Julius Caesar
Alexander the Great
Peter the Great
Lev Sapega
Simon Bolivar
Napoleon
Adolf Hitler
Winston Churchill
Theodore Roosevelt
Iosif Stalin
Mahatma Ghandi
Margaret Thatcher
2007-06-30 02:37:03
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answered by Mania 1
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David of Israel
Moses of Isreal
Alexander the Great
Julius Caesar
Charlemagne
Darius II of Persia
King Tut of Egypt
Hannibal of Africa
William the Conqueror of Normandy
Peter the Great of Russia
Kubla Khan
George Washington of the US
Abraham Lincoln of the US
FDR of the US
Winston Churchill of GB
General Patton of the US
Harry Truman of the US
Dwight Eisenhower of the US
Douglas McArthur of the US
John F. Kennedy of the US
2007-06-30 01:50:26
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answered by MenifeeManiac 7
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In no particular order:
1. Ghenis Khan
2. Timur the Lame (Tamerlane)
3. Cyrus
4. Saladin
5. Atilla the Hun
2007-06-30 03:12:05
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answered by Anonymous
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America: George Washington, Abe Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, and Ronald Reagan.
World: Julius Caesar, Ghengis Khan, Charlemagne, Napoleon, Mahatma Ghandi, and Winston Churchill.
2007-06-30 01:46:08
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answered by Anonymous
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Lincoln, Churchill, Reagan
2007-06-30 02:54:13
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answered by vinny_says_relax 7
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Only presidents of US are great leaders??? Sadly they are mostly all bought and paid for by monied interests.
I would go for someone like Dr. MLK Jr. here or Mahatma Ghandi in India.
2007-06-30 01:59:53
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answered by ash 7
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Reagan: Hands Down!
He was just voted the Greatest American Ever!
He edged out Abraham Lincoln, who abolished slavery, and civil rights leader Martin Luther King.
George Washington, the first US president who is considered the father of the nation, comes in at fourth place.
Current US President George W Bush #6 and his predecessor Bill Clinton #7 , whose presidency was tarnished by the Monica Lewinski sex scandal, are both in the top 10.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4631421.stm
2007-06-30 01:44:13
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answered by Anonymous
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this is a ques5ion of opinion and will have every type of answer keep it in mind.
I'd say George bush
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really I'd say Romulus 7 Remus, that one guy in Rome that when his solders and him were going in the desert and one offed him water and he said no because his men had none. he had the biggest empire in the world. (at the time) I don't remember there names. and franklend
2007-06-30 02:08:37
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answered by DRAGON 5
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