Who said "We are not here to build monuments, but to build a people."?

This quote is attributed to David Ben-Gurion.

We are not here to build monuments, but to build a people. - David Ben-Gurion

"We are not here to build monuments, but to build a people."

David Ben-Gurion Work

Prime Minister, Founding Father Israeli-Polish 1886–1973

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