7. What They Said… “ The Washington Monument is an important American Symbol and it represents strength and power.” “ The Washington Monument represents greatness. It is a very important American symbol.” The Washington Monument represents George Washington our first President so of course it is very important to our country.” “ The Washington Monument represents America and our freedoms. It is one of our most important American symbols.” 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.” The Washington Monument represents how our country stands above the rest. It is a very import symbol to Americans.”