List of U.S. state and territory mottos
A motto is a phrase intended to formally describe the general motivation or intention of an organization.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.[2] Kentucky, North Dakota, and Vermont also have two mottos, one in Latin and the other in English.The earliest use of a current motto is that of Puerto Rico, Joannes est nomen ejus, granted to the island by the Spanish in 1511.
EurekaCaliforniaits state sealNil sine numineColoradoUa Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka PonoHawaiistate quarterIndianaAd astra per asperaKansasLive Free or DieNew HampshireLabor omnia vincitOklahomaSouth CarolinaFreedom and UnityVermontSalus populi suprema lex estoMissouriUnited States' 50 statesDistrict of Columbiaits territoriesstate sealsstate flagsstate legislatureIn God We TrustDwight D. EisenhowerE pluribus unumGreat Seal of the United StatesKentuckyNorth DakotaNorthern Mariana IslandsPuerto RicoAlabamaAudemus jura nostra defendereAlaskaNorth to the FutureAmerican SamoaSamoanArizonaDitat DeusArkansasRegnat populusConnecticutQui transtulit sustinetDelawareLiberty and IndependenceFloridaGeorgiaUa mau ke ea o ka ʻāina i ka ponoHawaiianEsto perpetuaIllinoisCrossroads of AmericaUnited we stand, divided we fallLouisianaMarylandFatti maschi, parole femineItalianMassachusettsEnse petit placidam sub libertate quietemMichiganSi quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspiceMinnesotaL'Étoile du NordFrenchMississippiVirtute et armisMontanaSpanishNebraskaEquality before the lawNevadaNew JerseyNew MexicoCrescit eundoNew YorkNorth CarolinaEsse quam videriLiberty and union, now and forever, one and inseparableWith God, all things are possibleOregonAlis volat propriisPennsylvaniaVirtue, liberty, and independenceRhode IslandDum spiro speroAnimis opibusque paratiSouth DakotaTennesseeStella quarta decima fulgeatVirginiaSic semper tyrannisU.S. Virgin IslandsWashingtonChinook JargonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingList of national mottosList of U.S. state nicknamesList of U.S. state tourism slogansUnited States national mottowisdomjusticemoderationKamehameha IIIKingdom of HawaiiMinnesota TerritoryNevada Territorystate sealagriculturecommerceGreenwood PressWayback MachineU.S. state symbols by typeAmphibiansBeveragesColorsCrustaceansDancesDinosaursFirearmsFlowersFossils