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Mottoes Flashcards

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Venice, Italy

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Esto perpetua - May she last forever

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London, England

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Domine, dirige nos - Lord, direct us

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Paris, France

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Fluctuat nec mergitur - She is tossed by the waves but does not sink

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Chicago

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Urbs in horto - A city in a garden

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Washington, DC

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Iustitia omnibus - Justice for all

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Boston

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Sicut patribus, sit Deus nobīs - As with our fathers, may God be with us

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United States

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E pluribus unum - Out of many, one

Annuit coeptis - He (God) has favored our undertakings

Novus ordo seclorum - A new order of the ages

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Puerto Rico

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Ioannes est nomen eius - John is his name

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Canada

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A mari usque ad mare - From sea to sea

Deī gratiā - By the grace of God

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Scotland

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Nemo me impune lacessit - no one provokes me with impunity

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US Marine Corps

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Semper fidelis - Always faithful

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US Coast Guard

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Semper paratus - Always prepared

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MGM Studios

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Ars gratia artis - Art for the sake of art

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Jesuits

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Ad maiorem Deī gloriam - To the greater glory of God

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Epicureans

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Dum vivimus, vivamus - While we live, let us live

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American Fed. of Labor

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Labor omnia vincit - Labor overcomes all

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Benedictine Order

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Domino, optimo maximo - To the Lord, the best, the greatest

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Olympics

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Citius, Altius, Fortius - Swifter, Higher, Stronger

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Augustus

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Festina lente - Make haste slowly

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Constantine

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In hōc signō vinces - In this sign you will conquer

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Caligula

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Oderint dum metuant - Let them hate me provided they fear me

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Tiberius

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Oderint dum probent - Let them hate me provided they respect me

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Kings of England

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Defensor fidei - Defender of the faith

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Kings of Scotland

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Nemo mē impune lacessit - No one crosses me with impunity

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Frederick III of Austria

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Austriae est imperare orbi universo - It is Austria’s destiny to rule the whole world

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Descrates

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Cogito ergo sum - I think therefore I am

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Amherst College

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Terrās irradient - Let them illuminate the lands

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Baylor University

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Prō ecclesiā, Pro Texana - For the church, for Texas

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Brooklyn College

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Nil sine magno labore - Nothing without great labor

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Brown University

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In Deō speramus - In God we trust

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Cambridge University (UK)

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Hinc lucem et pocula sacra - Hence light and sacred draughts

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Centenary College

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Labor omnia vincit - Labor overcomes all

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City College of New York

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Respice, adspice, prospice - Look to the past, look to the
present, look to the future

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Colgate University

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Deō ac veritatī - For God and truth

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Columbia University

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In lumine tuo videbimus lumen - In Thy light we shall see light

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Dartmouth College

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Vox clamantis in desertō - The voice of one crying in the wilderness

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Delaware College

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Scientia, sol mentis - Knowledge, the sun of the mind

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Duke University

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Eruditio et religio - Learning and religion

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Emory University

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Lux, lex - Light, law

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Florida State University

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Virēs, artēs, morēs - Strength, arts, character

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Fordham University

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Sapientia et doctrina - Wisdom and teaching

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Harvard University

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Veritas - Truth

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Hunter College

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Mihi cura futuri - My concern is for the future

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Johns Hopkins University

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Veritas vōs liberabit - The truth will set you free

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MIT

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Mens et manus - Mind and hand

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New York University

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Perstare et praestare - To persevere and surpass

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Oxford University

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Dominus illuminatio mea - God, my illumination

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Princeton University

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Dei sub numine viget - He flourishes in the presence of God

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Queens College (SC)

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Non ministari sed ministrare - Not to be served but to serve

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Southern Methodist University

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Veritas liberabit vos The truth will set you free

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Trinity College

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Pro ecclesiā et patriā - For church and country

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Tulane University

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Non sibi, sed suīs - Not for herself, but for her own

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United States Naval Academy

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Ex scientia tridens - Out of knowledge, a trident

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University of California

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Fiat Lux - Let there be light

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University of Chicago

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Crescat scientia, vita excolatur - Let knowledge grow, let life be enriched

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University of Florida

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Civium in moribus rei publicae - In the character of its citizens
salus lies the welfare of the state

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University of Georgia

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Et docēre et rērum exquirere causas - Both to teach and to inquire
about the nature of things

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University of Miami

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Magna est veritas - Great is the truth

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University of Michigan

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Artēs, scientia, veritas - Arts, knowledge, truth

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University of Mississippi

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Pro scientia et sapientia - For knowledge and wisdom

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University of Missouri

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Salus populī - The welfare of the people

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University of Nebraska

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Litterīs dedicata et omnibus artibus - Dedicated to letters and all the arts

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University of New Mexico

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Lux hominum vita - Light, the life of mankind

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University of North Dakota

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Lux et lex - Light and law

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University of Notre Dame

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Crux spes unica - The cross, the only hope

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University of Oregon

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Mens agitat molem - The mind moves the mass

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University of Paris

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Hic et ubique terrārum - Here, there and everywhere

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University of Texas

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Disciplina praesidium civitatis - Discipline, the defense of the state

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Univ. of the South (Sewanee)

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Ecce quam bonum - Behold how good

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University of Vermont

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Studiīs et rēbus honestīs - Through studies and honorable pursuits.

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University of Washington

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Lux sit - Let there be light

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Yale University

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Lux et veritas - Light and truth

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Alabama

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Audemus iura nostra defendere - We dare to defend our rights

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Arizona

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Ditat Deus - God enriches

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Arkansas

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Regnat populus - The people rule

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California

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Eureka - I have found it

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Colorado

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Nil sine numine - Nothing without divine guidance

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Connecticut

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Qui transtulit, sustinet - He who transplanted, sustains

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Dist. Of
Columbia

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Iustitia omnibus - Justice for all

80
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Idaho

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Esto perpetua - May she last forever

81
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Kansas

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Ad astra per aspera - To the stars through difficulty

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Kentucky*

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Deo gratiam habeamus - Let us be grateful to God

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Maine

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Dirigo - I point the way

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Maryland

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(1)Scuto bonae voluntatis Tuae, coronasti nos - With the shield of your good will, you have covered us

(2)Crescite et multiplicamini - Grow and multiply* (rarely used)

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Massachusetts

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Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem - With the sword, she seeks calm peace under liberty

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Michigan

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Si quaeris paeninsulam amoenam, circumspice - If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about

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Mississippi

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Virtute et armis - By valor and arms

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Missouri

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Salus populi suprema lex esto - The welfare of the people shall be the supreme law

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New Mexico

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Crescit eundo - It grows as it goes

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New York

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Excelsior - Ever upward

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North Carolina

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Esse quam videri - To be rather than to seem

92
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North Dakota

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Serit ut alteri saeclo prosit - One sows so that it benefits another age

93
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Ohio

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Imperium in imperio - An empire in an empire

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Oklahoma

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Labor omnia vincit - Work conquers all

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Oregon

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Alis volat propriis - She flies on her own wings

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South Carolina

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(1) Dum spiro, spero -While I breathe, I hope

(2) Animis opibusque parati - Prepared in mind and in resources

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Virginia

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Sic semper tyrannis - Thus ever to tyrants

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West Virginia

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Montani semper liberi - Mountaineers are always free

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Wyoming

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Cedant arma togae - Let the arms yield to the toga

Customs, PMAQ, Geo (43 decks)

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