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List of U.S. state and territory mottos - Wikipedia

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All of the United States' 50 states have a state motto, as do the District of Columbia and 3 of its territories. A motto is a phrase intended to formally describe the general motivation or intention of an organization. State mottos can sometimes be found on state seals or state flags. Some states have officially designated a state motto by an act of the state legislature, whereas other states have the motto only as an element of their seals. The motto of the United States itself is In God We Trust, proclaimed by Congress and signed into law by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on July 30, 1956.[1] The motto "E pluribus unum" (Latin for 'out of many, one') was approved for use on the Great Seal of the United States in 1782, but was never adopted as the national motto through legislative action. South Carolina has two official mottos, both which are in Latin.[2] Kentucky, North Dakota, and Vermont also have two mottos, one in Latin and the other in English.[3][4] All other states and territ

List of U.S. state and territory mottos - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Eureka , the motto of California on its state seal Nil sine numine , the motto of Colorado on its state seal Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono , the motto of Hawaii on its state quarter Crossroads of America, the motto of Indiana on its state quarter Ad astra per aspera , the motto of Kansas on its state seal Live Free or Die , the motto of New Hampshire on its state quarter Labor omnia vincit , the motto of Oklahoma on its state seal South Carolina has two state mottos on its state seal F

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