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We have fallen so far...

[Verginius Rufus]

The Arlington inscription (Dulce et decorum est...) is a quotation from the Roman poet Horace.

[Albion Wilde]

Of the hundreds of buildings, memorials and statues, it is interesting to note that the Washington Monument has no inscriptions...

Not so. the brass cone on its tip is inscribed “Laus Deo” —Latin for “Praise God.” There is a model of it in the Monument’s visitor center.