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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell
It is easy to criticize how other people spend their money but (in theory) the 7.5 million that the govt doesnt spend on the monument can go to "better" causes. The Washington Monument is a tribute to the man who is chiefly responsible for the countries existence. His memory and thememory of the brave soldiers who fought with him AND Washington's conduct after the war was won (not becoming a King or dictator as he surely could have) deserves to be maintained.
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Abraham Lincoln
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