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Motto is a word, phrase, or sentence inscribed on or attached to a coin, building, or other object. A motto expresses an important idea for a group of people. |
| State |
Motto |
Adopted |
| Alabama |
"Audemus jura nostra defendere"
(We Dare Maintain Our Rights)
or
(We Dare Defend Our Rights) |
1939 |
| Alaska |
"North to the Future" |
1967 |
| Arizona |
"Ditat Deus"
(God enriches) |
1864 |
| Arkansas |
"Regnat populus"
(The people rule) |
1907 |
| California |
"Eureka"
(I have found it) |
1963 |
| Colorado |
"Nil Sine Numine"
(Nothing Without the Deity) |
1877 |
| Connecticut |
"Qui Transtulit Sustinet"
(He Who Transplanted Still Sustains) |
1784 |
| Delaware |
"Liberty and Independence" |
1847 |
| Washington, DC |
"Justitia Omnibus"
(Justice to all) |
1871 |
| Florida |
"In God We Trust" |
1868 |
| Georgia |
1."Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation"
2. "Agriculture and commerce" |
1799, 1914;
1776 |
| Hawaii |
"Ua mau ke ea o ka aina I ka pono"
(The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness) |
1843 |
| Idaho |
"Esto Perpetua"
(Let it be Perpetual) |
1891 |
| Illinois |
"State Sovereignty; National Union" |
1818; 1868 |
| Indiana |
"The Crossroads of America" |
1937 |
| Iowa |
"Our Liberties We Prize and Our Rights We Will Maintain" |
1847 |
| Kansas |
"Ad astra per aspera"
(To the Stars Through Difficulties) |
1861 |
| Kentucky |
1. "United We Stand, Divided We Fall"
2. "Deo gratiam habeamus"
(Let us be grateful to God) |
1792;
2002 |
| Louisiana |
"Union, Justice, and Confidence" |
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| Maine |
Dirigo
(I lead) |
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| Maryland |
Fatti maschii parole femine
(manly deeds, womanly words) or (strong deeds, gentle words) |
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| Massachusetts |
Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem
(By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty) |
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| Michigan |
Si Quaeris Peninsulam
(If you seek a pleasant peninsula)Amoenam Circumspice
(look about you) |
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| Minnesota |
L'Etoile du nord
(The star of the north) |
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| Mississippi |
Virtute et armis
(By valor and arms) |
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| Missouri |
Salus populi suprema lex esto
(The welfare of the people shall be the supreme law) |
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| Montana |
Oro y Plata
(gold and silver) |
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| Nebraska |
Equality before the law |
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| Nevada |
"All for Our Country" |
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| New Hampshire |
Live Free or Die |
1809 |
| New Jersey |
Liberty and Prosperity |
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| New Mexico |
Crescit eundo
(It grows as it goes) |
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| New York |
Excelsior |
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| North Carolina |
Esse quam videri
(To be, rather than to seem) |
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| North Dakota |
"Liberty and Union Now and Forever; One and Inseparable" |
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| Ohio |
With God all things are possible |
1959 |
| Oklahoma |
Labor Omnia Vincit
(Labor Conquers All Things) |
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| Oregon |
"She Flies with Her Own Wings" |
1987 |
| Pennsylvania |
Virtue, Liberty, and Independence |
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| Rhode Island |
Hope |
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| South Carolina |
Animis Opibusque Parati
(Prepared in mind and resources) Dum Spiro Spero
(While I breathe, I hope) |
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| South Dakota |
Liberty and Union Now and Forever; One and Inseparable |
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| Tennessee |
Agriculture and Commerce |
1987 |
| Texas |
Friendship |
1930 |
| Utah |
Industry |
1959 |
| Vermont |
"Freedom and Unity" |
1779 |
| Virginia |
Sic Semper Tyrannis
(Thus Always to Tyrants) |
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| Washington |
Al-ki or Alki
(bye and bye) |
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| West Virginia |
Montani semper liberi
Mountaineers are always free |
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| Wisconsin |
Forward |
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| Wyoming |
Equal Rights |
1955 |
