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Just to point out what "we" are trying to build, Mt. Rushmore has Teddy Roosevelt along side of Washington, Lincoln and Jefferson.  These weren't necessarily the greatest presidents leading up to the time of construction.  Washington represented the birth of the United States; Jefferson represented the growth of the United States; Lincoln represented the preservation of the United States; and Roosevelt represented the development of the nation.  The primary purpose for the creation of Mt. Rushmore was tourism.