Washington loved democracy so much he declined to be a king. Fractious democracy took its time to get things done. Authoritarians have attempted to be ruled by the president ever since.
Lincoln loved freedom so much he declined to allow the South to secede. A bloody civil war destroyed the slave states. The old Confederacy has attempted to break away ever since.
FDR loved equality so much he put people back to work on public projects. The South was electrified, when the companies would not do this. Luddites have rejected modernity ever since.
Obama loved justice so much that he made sure that everyone could afford health coverage. Insurance would be a responsibility, but it would be more carefully regulated.
The Luddite authoritarians centered in the old Confederacy hated him so much that, when the feared Black Lincoln did not send the second coming of Sherman to burn his way to the sea, the bitter crowd elected politicians who would burn their own public works, safety nets, and families in spite.