Note: Sandbox copy of table from List of U.S. state and territory mottos.
State federal district or territory |
Motto | English translation | Language | Date | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alabama | Audemus jura nostra defendere | We dare defend our rights | Latin | 1923 | [1] |
Alaska | North to the Future | — | English | 1967 | [2] |
American Samoa | Samoa, Muamua Le Atua | Samoa, let God be first | Samoan | 1973 | [3] |
Arizona | Ditat Deus | God enriches | Latin | 1863 | [4] [5] |
Arkansas | Regnat populus [N 1] | The people rule | Latin | 1907 | [6] |
California | Eureka (Εὕρηκα) | I have found it | Greek | 1849 [N 2] | [7] |
Colorado | Nil sine numine | Nothing without providence | Latin | November 6, 1861 | [8] |
Connecticut | Qui transtulit sustinet | He who transplanted still sustains | Latin | October 9, 1662 | [9] |
Delaware | Liberty and Independence | — | English | 1847 | [10] |
District of Columbia | Justitia Omnibus | Justice for All | Latin | August 3, 1871 | [11] |
Florida | In God We Trust | — | English | 1868 [N 3] | [12] |
Georgia | Wisdom, Justice, Moderation [N 4] | — | English | 1798 | [14] [15] [13] |
Guam | — | — | — | — | [16] |
Hawaii | Ua mau ke ea o ka ʻāina i ka pono | The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness | Hawaiian | July 31, 1843 [N 5] | [18] [17] |
Idaho | Esto perpetua | Let it be perpetual | Latin | 1890 | [19] |
Illinois | State sovereignty, national union | — | English | 1819 | [20] |
Indiana | The Crossroads of America | — | English | 1937 | [21] |
Iowa | Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain | — | English | 1847 | [22] |
Kansas | Ad astra per aspera | To the stars through difficulties | Latin | 1861 | [23] |
Kentucky | United we stand, divided we fall | — | English | 1942 | [24] |
Deo gratiam habeamus | Let us be grateful to God | Latin | 2002 | [25] | |
Louisiana | Union, justice, confidence | — | English | 1902 | [26] |
Maine | Dirigo | I lead | Latin | 1820 | [27] |
Maryland | Fatti maschi, parole femine | Strong deeds, gentle words | Italian | 1874 | [28] [29] |
Massachusetts | Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem | By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty | Latin | 1775 | [30] |
Michigan | Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice | If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you | Latin | June 2, 1835 | [31] [32] |
Minnesota | L'étoile du Nord [N 6] | The star of the North | French | 1861 | [33] |
Mississippi | Virtute et armis | By valor and arms | Latin | February 7, 1894 | [34] |
Missouri | Salus populi suprema lex esto | Let the welfare of the people be the supreme law | Latin | January 11, 1822 | [35] |
Montana | Oro y plata | Gold and silver | Spanish | February 9, 1865 | [36] |
Nebraska | Equality before the law | — | English | 1867 | [37] |
Nevada | All For Our Country [N 7] | — | English | February 24, 1866 | [38] |
New Hampshire | Live Free or Die | — | English | 1945 | [39] |
New Jersey | Liberty and prosperity | — | English | March 26, 1928 | [40] |
New Mexico | Crescit eundo | It grows as it goes | Latin | 1887 [N 8] | [41] |
New York | Excelsior | Ever upward | Latin | 1778 | [42] |
North Carolina | Esse quam videri | To be, rather than to seem | Latin | 1893 | [43] |
North Dakota | Liberty and union, now and forever, one and inseparable | — | English | January 3, 1863 | [44] [45] |
Serit ut alteri saeclo prosit | One sows for the benefit of another age | Latin | March 11, 2011 | [46] | |
Northern Mariana Islands | — | — | — | — | [16] |
Ohio | With God, all things are possible [N 9] | — | English | October 1, 1959 | [48] [47] |
Oklahoma | Labor omnia vincit | Labor conquers all things | Latin | March 10, 1893 [N 10] [N 11] | [51] [49] [50] |
Oregon | Alis volat propriis | She flies with her own wings | Latin | 1854 [N 12] | [52] |
Pennsylvania | Virtue, liberty, and independence | — | English | 1875 | [53] |
Puerto Rico | Joannes Est Nomen Ejus | John is his name | Latin | 1511 [N 13] | [54] [55] |
Rhode Island | Hope | — | English | May 4, 1664 | [56] |
South Carolina | Dum spiro spero | While I breathe, I hope | Latin | May 22, 1777 | [57] |
Animis opibusque parati | Ready in soul and resource | Latin | |||
South Dakota | Under God the people rule | — | English | 1885 | [58] |
Tennessee | Agriculture and Commerce | — | English | May 24, 1802 [N 14] | [59] |
Texas | Friendship | — | English | 1930 | [60] |
Utah | Industry | — | English | May 3, 1896 [N 15] | [61] [62] |
Vermont | Freedom and Unity | — | English | February 20, 1779 | [63] |
Stella quarta decima fulgeat | May the fourteenth star shine bright | Latin | April 10, 2015 | [64] [65] | |
Virginia | Sic semper tyrannis | Thus always to tyrants | Latin | 1776 | [66] |
Virgin Islands | United in Pride and Hope | — | English | January 1, 1991 | [67] |
Washington | Al-ki or Alki (Unofficial) [N 16] | By and by | Chinook Jargon | — | [68] |
West Virginia | Montani semper liberi | Mountaineers are always free | Latin | September 26, 1863 | [69] |
Wisconsin | Forward | — | English | 1851 | [70] |
Wyoming | Equal Rights | — | English | 1893 | [71] |
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Note: Sandbox copy of table from List of U.S. state and territory mottos.
State federal district or territory |
Motto | English translation | Language | Date | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alabama | Audemus jura nostra defendere | We dare defend our rights | Latin | 1923 | [1] |
Alaska | North to the Future | — | English | 1967 | [2] |
American Samoa | Samoa, Muamua Le Atua | Samoa, let God be first | Samoan | 1973 | [3] |
Arizona | Ditat Deus | God enriches | Latin | 1863 | [4] [5] |
Arkansas | Regnat populus [N 1] | The people rule | Latin | 1907 | [6] |
California | Eureka (Εὕρηκα) | I have found it | Greek | 1849 [N 2] | [7] |
Colorado | Nil sine numine | Nothing without providence | Latin | November 6, 1861 | [8] |
Connecticut | Qui transtulit sustinet | He who transplanted still sustains | Latin | October 9, 1662 | [9] |
Delaware | Liberty and Independence | — | English | 1847 | [10] |
District of Columbia | Justitia Omnibus | Justice for All | Latin | August 3, 1871 | [11] |
Florida | In God We Trust | — | English | 1868 [N 3] | [12] |
Georgia | Wisdom, Justice, Moderation [N 4] | — | English | 1798 | [14] [15] [13] |
Guam | — | — | — | — | [16] |
Hawaii | Ua mau ke ea o ka ʻāina i ka pono | The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness | Hawaiian | July 31, 1843 [N 5] | [18] [17] |
Idaho | Esto perpetua | Let it be perpetual | Latin | 1890 | [19] |
Illinois | State sovereignty, national union | — | English | 1819 | [20] |
Indiana | The Crossroads of America | — | English | 1937 | [21] |
Iowa | Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain | — | English | 1847 | [22] |
Kansas | Ad astra per aspera | To the stars through difficulties | Latin | 1861 | [23] |
Kentucky | United we stand, divided we fall | — | English | 1942 | [24] |
Deo gratiam habeamus | Let us be grateful to God | Latin | 2002 | [25] | |
Louisiana | Union, justice, confidence | — | English | 1902 | [26] |
Maine | Dirigo | I lead | Latin | 1820 | [27] |
Maryland | Fatti maschi, parole femine | Strong deeds, gentle words | Italian | 1874 | [28] [29] |
Massachusetts | Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem | By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty | Latin | 1775 | [30] |
Michigan | Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice | If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you | Latin | June 2, 1835 | [31] [32] |
Minnesota | L'étoile du Nord [N 6] | The star of the North | French | 1861 | [33] |
Mississippi | Virtute et armis | By valor and arms | Latin | February 7, 1894 | [34] |
Missouri | Salus populi suprema lex esto | Let the welfare of the people be the supreme law | Latin | January 11, 1822 | [35] |
Montana | Oro y plata | Gold and silver | Spanish | February 9, 1865 | [36] |
Nebraska | Equality before the law | — | English | 1867 | [37] |
Nevada | All For Our Country [N 7] | — | English | February 24, 1866 | [38] |
New Hampshire | Live Free or Die | — | English | 1945 | [39] |
New Jersey | Liberty and prosperity | — | English | March 26, 1928 | [40] |
New Mexico | Crescit eundo | It grows as it goes | Latin | 1887 [N 8] | [41] |
New York | Excelsior | Ever upward | Latin | 1778 | [42] |
North Carolina | Esse quam videri | To be, rather than to seem | Latin | 1893 | [43] |
North Dakota | Liberty and union, now and forever, one and inseparable | — | English | January 3, 1863 | [44] [45] |
Serit ut alteri saeclo prosit | One sows for the benefit of another age | Latin | March 11, 2011 | [46] | |
Northern Mariana Islands | — | — | — | — | [16] |
Ohio | With God, all things are possible [N 9] | — | English | October 1, 1959 | [48] [47] |
Oklahoma | Labor omnia vincit | Labor conquers all things | Latin | March 10, 1893 [N 10] [N 11] | [51] [49] [50] |
Oregon | Alis volat propriis | She flies with her own wings | Latin | 1854 [N 12] | [52] |
Pennsylvania | Virtue, liberty, and independence | — | English | 1875 | [53] |
Puerto Rico | Joannes Est Nomen Ejus | John is his name | Latin | 1511 [N 13] | [54] [55] |
Rhode Island | Hope | — | English | May 4, 1664 | [56] |
South Carolina | Dum spiro spero | While I breathe, I hope | Latin | May 22, 1777 | [57] |
Animis opibusque parati | Ready in soul and resource | Latin | |||
South Dakota | Under God the people rule | — | English | 1885 | [58] |
Tennessee | Agriculture and Commerce | — | English | May 24, 1802 [N 14] | [59] |
Texas | Friendship | — | English | 1930 | [60] |
Utah | Industry | — | English | May 3, 1896 [N 15] | [61] [62] |
Vermont | Freedom and Unity | — | English | February 20, 1779 | [63] |
Stella quarta decima fulgeat | May the fourteenth star shine bright | Latin | April 10, 2015 | [64] [65] | |
Virginia | Sic semper tyrannis | Thus always to tyrants | Latin | 1776 | [66] |
Virgin Islands | United in Pride and Hope | — | English | January 1, 1991 | [67] |
Washington | Al-ki or Alki (Unofficial) [N 16] | By and by | Chinook Jargon | — | [68] |
West Virginia | Montani semper liberi | Mountaineers are always free | Latin | September 26, 1863 | [69] |
Wisconsin | Forward | — | English | 1851 | [70] |
Wyoming | Equal Rights | — | English | 1893 | [71] |
Shearer
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help page).
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tags on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=N}}
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