I would have to say Abraham Lincoln. In addition to leading the Union during the war that saw the most lost Americans in history and setting the original policy for Reconstruction, he was also sarcastic
If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?
WiseIf this is coffee, please bring me some tea; but if this is tea, please bring me some coffee.
and, according to Mary Todd Lincoln, secular.Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.
Now, who's your favorite?