3. Atticus Finch - To Kill A Mockingbird
"While I do not believe that the times require my Presidency, if the people have willed it, so I will follow." Will there ever be a more determined man in literature? Atticus Finch is a man that was well aware of the issues that revolved around his era. Racism, class hierarchies, perceptions of the mentally ill, Atticus lived in a world dominated by fear and misperceptions. But instead of letting these fears destroy his views, he struggled against the tide to change society. Imagine what a man of Atticus Finchs fortitude and will could do as the most powerful man on the planet. President Atticus Finch, campaigning on the rights of the homeless, the mentally ill, and the needs for higher education. He would be a voice that would not confuse and distract, but cut through the politics to what truly matters. In this day of politics by TV, President Finch would have brevity, wit, and a heart that the American people could see and respect.