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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 |
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| 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 Independence |
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| Florida |
In God We Trust |
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| Georgia |
Wisdom, justice, and moderation |
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| 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, or Let it be forever) |
| Illinois |
State sovereignty, national union |
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| Indiana |
The crossroads of America |
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| Iowa |
Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain |
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| 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 confiance |
(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 |
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| Nevada |
All for our country |
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| New Hampshire |
Live Free or Die |
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| New Jersey |
Liberty and prosperity |
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| 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) |
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 |
| Ohio |
With God, all things are possible |
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| Oklahoma |
Labor omnia vincit |
(Latin, Labor conquers all things) |
| Oregon |
Alis volat propriis, and The Union |
(Latin, She flies with her own wings) |
| Pennsylvania |
Virtue, Liberty, and Independence |
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| Rhode Island |
Hope[6] |
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| South Carolina |
Dum spiro spero |
(Latin, While I breathe, I hope) |
1777[7][8] |
| Animis opibusque parati |
(Latin, Ready in soul and resource) |
| South Dakota |
Under God the people rule |
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| Tennessee |
Agriculture and commerce |
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| Texas |
Friendship (Caddo, Tejas)
Remember The Alamo ! (Republic of Texas motto - never repealed) |
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| Utah |
Industry |
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1959[9] |
| Vermont |
Freedom and Unity |
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| Virginia |
Sic semper tyrannis |
(Latin, Thus always to tyrants) |
| Washington |
Al-ki (unofficial) |
(Chinook Jargon, By and by) |
[10] |
| West Virginia |
Montani semper liberi |
(Latin, Mountaineers are always free ) |
| Wisconsin |
Forward |
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| Wyoming |
Equal Rights |
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Insular Areas and DC
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