Monuments to JMC

29. AD 1809
This colossus was commissioned to glorify JMC's succinct political philosophy: "I am the state." These words are not at present found on the structure; it is uncertain if they were ever inscribed on the monument's surface or engraved but effaced at a later date.

	29. AD 1809 This colossus was commissioned to glorify JMC's succinct political philosophy: "I am the state." These words are not at present found on the structure; it is uncertain if they were ever inscribed on the monument's surface or engraved but effaced at a later date.
	image and text © R. Wayne Parsons