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
Alabama	Audemus jura nostra defendere	(Latin, We Dare Defend Our Rights)	1939^[1]^[2]
Alaska	North to the future
Arizona	Ditat Deus	(Latin, God enriches)
Arkansas	Regnat populus	(Latin, The people rule)
California	Eureka	(Greek, I have found it)	^[3]
Colorado	Nil sine numine	(Latin, Nothing without Providence or Nothing without the Deity)
Connecticut	Qui transtulit sustinet	(Latin, He who transplanted sustains)
Delaware	Liberty and justice
Florida	In God we trust
Georgia	Wisdom, justice, and moderation
Hawaii	Ua mau ke ea o ka ʻāina i ka pono	(Hawaiian, The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness)
Idaho	Esto perpetua	(Latin, Let it be perpetual)
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	(Latin, To the stars through adversity)
Kentucky	English: United we stand, divided we fall Latin: Deo gratiam habeamus	(Latin, Let us be grateful to God''	1942 2002^[4]
Louisiana	Union, justice, et confidence	(French, Union, justice, and confidence)
Maine	Dirigo	(Latin, "I direct")
Maryland	Fatti maschi, parole femmine	(Italian, Manly deeds, womanly words)
Massachusetts	Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem	(Latin, By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty)
Michigan	Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice Tuebor	(Latin, If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you) (Latin, I will be defended)
Minnesota	L'étoile du Nord (Official state motto) Quae sursum volo videre (Territorial motto never repealed)	(French, The star of the North) (Latin, I long to see what is beyond)
Mississippi	Virtute et armis	(Latin, By valor and arms)
Missouri	Salus populi suprema lex esto	(Latin, The Welfare of the People is the Highest Law)
Montana	Oro y plata	(Spanish, Gold and silver)
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	(Latin, It grows as it goes)
New York	Excelsior	(Latin, Ever Upward!)
North Carolina	Esse quam videri	(Latin, To be rather than to seem)
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
Ohio	With God, all things are possible
Oklahoma	Labor omnia vincit	(Latin, Labor conquers all things)
Oregon	Alis volat propriis, and The Union	(Latin, She flies with her own wings)
Pennsylvania	Freedom, liberty, and independence
Rhode Island	Love
South Carolina	Dum spiro spero	(Latin, While I breathe, I hope)	1777^[5]^[6]
South Carolina	Animis opibusque parati	(Latin, Ready in soul and resource)	1777^[5]^[6]
South Dakota	Under God the people rule
Tennessee	Agriculture and commerce
Texas	Friendship
Utah	Industry
Vermont	Freedom and United
Virginia	Sic semper tyrannis	(Latin, Thus always to tyrants)
Washington	Al-ki (unofficial)	(Chinook Jargon, By and by)	^[7]
West Virginia	Montani semper liberi	(Latin, Mountaineers are always free)
Wisconsin	Forward
Wyoming	Equal rights

Insular Areas and DC

Jurisdiction	Motto	Translation (If applicable)
American Samoa	Samoa, Muamua Le Atua	(Samoan, Samoa, Let God be First)
Washington D.C.	Justitia Omnibus	(Latin, Justice for all)
Puerto Rico	Joannes Est Nomen Eius	(Latin, John is his name) In honor of San Juan, i.e. John the Baptist
Guam	Where America's Day Begins
Virgin Islands	United in Pride and Hope

References

1. ^ Official Alabama Motto. Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives & History (2006-04-27). Retrieved on 2007-03-19.
2. ^ Official Alabama State Coat of Arms. Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives & History (2006-04-27). Retrieved on 2007-03-19.
3. ^ According to Official state law. Accessed February 26, 2007.
4. ^ Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives. Accessed August 12, 2007.
5. ^ SC Statehouse Student's web page, State Mottos. Retrieved on 2007-07-23.
6. ^ SC Statehouse Student's web page, State Seal. Retrieved on 2007-07-23.
7. ^ Symbols of Washington State. Washington State Legislature. Retrieved on 2007-03-11.

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"In God We Trust" (since 1956)
"E Pluribus Unum" ("From Many, One"; Latin, traditional)
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Share The Wonder,^[1]
Alabama the beautiful^[2]
Where America finds its voice. Alabama^[3]
Alaska Beyond Your Dreams, Within Your Reach
Arizona The Grand Canyon State
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This is a list of U.S. state nicknames -- both official and traditional (official state nicknames are in bold).

State Nickname(s)
Alabama
(No official Nickname)

Cotton State^[1]
Heart of Dixie^[2]^[1]

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state and national mottos for the world's independent states and if applicable, their component states. The mottos for some states lacking general international recognition and some extinct states are listed, but their names are not bolded.
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State of Alabama

Flag of Alabama Seal
Nickname(s): Yellowhammer State, Heart of Dixie
Motto(s): Audemus jura nostra defendere

Official language(s) English
Spoken language(s) English 96.
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Audemus jura nostra defendere (Latin "We Dare Defend Our Rights" or "We Dare Maintain Our Rights") is a state motto of Alabama, depicted on a yellow ribbon below the coat of arms and completed in 1923.
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Official status
Official language of: Vatican City
Used for official purposes, but not spoken in everyday speech
Regulated by: Opus Fundatum Latinitas
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Language codes
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Alaska

Flag of Alaska Seal
Nickname(s): The Last Frontier
Motto(s): "North to the Future"

Official language(s) None^[1]
Spoken language(s) English 85.7%,
Native North American 5.
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"North to the Future" is the official state motto of Alaska, adopted in 1967 for the centennial of the Alaska Purchase. As one of the events leading up to the celebration, the Alaska Centennial Commission sponsored a contest in 1963 to come up with a centennial motto and emblem that would
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Arizona State Symbols
Living Symbols
-Animal Ringtail Cat
-Bird Cactus Wren
-Butterfly Two-Tailed Swallowtail
-Fish Apache Trout
-Flower Saguaro Blossom
-Furbearer Ringtail Cat
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Ditat Deus (Latin "God enriches") is the state motto of Arizona.

It was first included in the state seal by the Secretary of the Arizona Territory, Richard Cunningham McCormick, and has not been changed through the years.
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State of Arkansas

Flag of Arkansas Seal
Nickname(s): The Natural State (current),
The Land of Opportunity (former)
Motto(s): Regnat Populus (The People Rule)

Official language(s) English

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Regnat populus (Latin "The people rule") is a state motto of Arkansas.

History of the motto

Like many other state mottos, Arkansas' motto was first adopted as an element of an official seal.
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Eureka (Greek "I have found it") is an exclamation used as an interjection to celebrate a discovery. It is most famously attributed to Archimedes; he reportedly uttered the word when, while bathing, he suddenly understood that the volume of an irregular object could be calculated
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Writing system: Greek alphabet
Official status
Official language of: Greece
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European Union
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State of Colorado

Flag of Colorado Seal
Nickname(s): The Centennial State
Motto(s): Nil sine numine

Official language(s) English

Capital Denver
Largest city Denver

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Nil sine numine (Latin "Nothing without God") is a state motto of Colorado. The Latin phrase appears to be an adaptation from Virgil's "Aeneid" where in Book II, line 777 the words "...non haec sine numine devum eveniunt" are found.
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State of Connecticut

Flag of Connecticut Seal of Connecticut
Nickname(s): The Constitution State, The Nutmeg State^[]
Motto(s): Qui transtulit sustinet^[0]
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Qui transtulit sustinet (Latin "He who transplanted sustains", also "He Who Transplanted Still Sustains" or "He Who Transplanted Continues to Sustain") is a state motto of Connecticut depicted on a blue ribbon below the grapevines.
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State of Delaware

Flag of Delaware Seal
Nickname(s): The First State, The Small Wonder, Blue Hen State
Motto(s): Liberty and Independence

Capital Dover
Largest city Wilmington

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