NOTE: I realize Ronald Reagan compromised a lot with the Democrats when he was President, but he was a wartime President with a hostile congress (both chambers of Congress were controlled by the Democrats during his entire term as President). Those who would judge him harshly for having to compromise have never known what the burden of leadership feels like, or have ever had to make the call between "bad" and "worse".

Sources:
"A Time for Choosing" by Ronald Reagan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXBswFfh6AY
C-SPAN: President Reagan 1981 Inaugural Address
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpPt7xGx4Xo
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/05/03/ban-assault-weapons-buy-them-back-prosecute-offenders-column/570590002/
https://www.rt.com/usa/444219-swalwell-gun-confiscation-nukes/
https://ourstand.org/congress-censure-rep-eric-swalwell-for-threatening-to-nuke-gun-owners/

Background Music: "Progressive Moments" by Ugonna Onyekwe. Courtesy of the YouTube Audio Library.