[Hubble]

"We shall look for the images of the gods and find
the god ASHING and the others—the gods Lincoln
and Biltmore and Moses. But they were men who
built the city, not gods or demons. They were men.
I remember the dead man's face. They were men
who were here before us. We must build again."

By The Waters of Babylon; Stephen Vincent Benét

Just a short story that I think about a lot.
Much more than anyone should think about short stories they read in high school.

[Raptorfang]

Yes! I remember this story! Thought the quote on the image looked familiar.