7. What They Said… “ The Washington Monument is an important American Symbol and it represents strength and power.” - Mr. Smith “ The Washington Monument represents greatness. It is a very important American symbol.” - Kevin The Washington Monument represents George Washington our first President so of course it is very important to our country.” – Sarah “ The Washington Monument represents America and our freedoms. It is one of our most important American symbols.” - Mrs. Houston The Washington Monument means a lot of tax payer dollars wasted. The cost to refurbish it is not worth keeping it. We don’t need as many symbols as we have. The flag is enough.” - Mr. Quinn The Washington Monument represents how our country stands above the rest. It is a very import symbol to Americans.” - Miss Lew