List of U.S. state mottos
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Here is a list of state mottos for the states of the United States. To promote tourism, states also establish state slogans, which are unofficial and change more often than state mottos. A separate list of U.S. state slogans is also available, as well as a list of U.S. state nicknames.
Mottos for countries are listed separately.
| State | Motto | Translation (if applicable) | Year & citation |
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| Alabama | Audemus jura nostra defendere | (Latin, We Dare Defend Our Rights) | 1939[1][2] |
| Alaska | North to the future | ||
| Arizona | Ditat Deus | God enriches (Latin) | |
| Arkansas | Regnat populus | The people rule (Latin) | |
| California | Eureka | I have found it (Greek) | [3] |
| Colorado | Nil sine numine | Nothing without Providence or Nothing without the Deity (Latin) | |
| Connecticut | Qui transtulit sustinet | He who transplanted sustains (Latin) | |
| Delaware | Liberty and Independence | ||
| Florida | In God We Trust | ||
| Georgia | Wisdom, justice, and moderation | ||
| Hawaii | Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono | The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness (Hawaiian) | |
| Idaho | Esto perpetua | Let it be perpetual, or Let it be forever (Latin) | |
| Illinois | State sovereignty, national union | ||
| Indiana | The crossroads of America | ||
| Iowa | Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain | ||
| Kansas | Ad astra per aspera | To the stars through adversity (Latin) | |
| Kentucky | United we stand, divided we fall Deo gratiam habeamus |
Let us be grateful to God (Latin) |
1942 2002[4] |
| Louisiana | Union, justice, et confiance | Union, justice, and confidence (French) | |
| Maine | Dirigo | I direct (Latin) | |
| Maryland | Fatti maschi, parole femmine | Manly deeds, womanly words (Italian) | |
| Massachusetts | Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem | By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty (Latin) | |
| Michigan | Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice Tuebor |
If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you (Latin) I will defend (Latin) |
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| Minnesota | L'étoile du Nord (Official state motto) Quae sursum volo videre (Territorial motto never repealed) |
The star of the North (French) I long to see what is beyond (Latin) |
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| Mississippi | Virtute et armis | By valor and arms (Latin) | |
| Missouri | Salus populi suprema lex esto | The Welfare of the People is the Highest Law (Latin) | |
| Montana | Oro y plata | Gold and silver (Spanish) | |
| Nebraska | Equality before the law | ||
| Nevada | All for our country | ||
| New Hampshire | Live Free or Die | ||
| New Jersey | Liberty and prosperity | ||
| New Mexico | Crescit eundo | It grows as it goes (Latin) | |
| New York | Excelsior | Ever upward! (Latin) | |
| North Carolina | Esse quam videri | To be rather than to seem (Latin) | 1893[5] |
| North Dakota | Liberty and union, now and forever, one and inseparable Strength from the soil |
Daniel Webster quote used on the Great Seal Motto used on the Coat of Arms |
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| Ohio | With God, all things are possible | ||
| Oklahoma | Labor omnia vincit | Labor conquers all things (Latin) | |
| Oregon | Alis volat propriis, and The Union | She flies with her own wings (Latin) | |
| Pennsylvania | Virtue, Liberty, and Independence | ||
| Rhode Island | Hope[6] | ||
| South Carolina | Dum spiro spero Animis opibusque parati |
While I breathe, I hope (Latin) Ready in soul and resource (Latin) |
SC Statehouse Student's web page, State Mottos. Retrieved on 2007-07-23.</ref>[7] |
| South Dakota | Under God the people rule | ||
| Tennessee | Agriculture and commerce | ||
| Texas | Friendship (Caddo, Tejas) Remember The Alamo ! (Republic of Texas motto - never repealed) |
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| Utah | Industry | 1959[8] | |
| Vermont | Freedom and Unity | ||
| Virginia | Sic semper tyrannis | Thus always to tyrants (Latin) | |
| Washington | Al-ki (unofficial) | By and by (Chinook Jargon) | [9] |
| West Virginia | Montani semper liberi | Mountaineers are always free (Latin) | |
| Wisconsin | Forward | ||
| Wyoming | Equal Rights |
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[edit] Insular Areas and DC
| Jurisdiction | Motto | Translation (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|
| American Samoa | Samoa, Muamua Le Atua | Samoa, Let God be First (Samoan) |
| Washington D.C. | Justitia Omnibus | Justice for All (Latin) |
| Puerto Rico | Juan es su nombre | John is his name (Spanish); In honor of San Juan, i.e. John the Baptist |
| Guam | Where America's Day Begins | |
| Virgin Islands | United in Pride and Hope |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Official Alabama Motto. Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives & History (2006-04-27). Retrieved on 2007-03-19.
- ^ Official Alabama State Coat of Arms. Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives & History (2006-04-27). Retrieved on 2007-03-19.
- ^ According to Official state law. Accessed February 26, 2007.
- ^ Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives. Accessed August 12, 2007.
- ^ "Official State Symbols of North Carolina", North Carolina State Library, State of North Carolina. Retrieved on 2008-01-26.
- ^ Rhode Island Office of the Secretary of State.
- ^ SC Statehouse Student's web page, State Seal. Retrieved on 2007-07-23.
- ^ Utah Symbols - State Motto and Emblem from utah.gov "Pioneer - Utah's Online Library" page. Retrieved on 2008-03-25
- ^ Symbols of Washington State. Washington State Legislature. Retrieved on 2007-03-11.
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