Mount Rushmore is more selective, but when dealing with "any" history we have to deal with passages and embarrassments - in general, "natural" dire lack of perf

Mount Rushmore is more selective, but when dealing with "any" history we have to deal with passages and embarrassments - in general, "natural" dire lack of perfection recorded in time. Only hours ago I learnt that Pierce won over his opponent in the electoral vote 254 to 42: quite overwhelming, in perspective. And Buchanan had been a remarkable officer in his career - though again not perfect (he had e.g. a few episodes of scolding from the perfectionist Polk).