State Mottoes Flashcards

1
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District of Columbia

A

Iustitia omnibus

Justice for all

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2
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Kansas

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Ad astra per aspera

To the stars through difficulties

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3
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Wyoming

A

Cedant arma togae

Let arms yield to the toga

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4
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Idaho

A

Esto perpetua

May it last forever

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5
Q

West Virginia

A

Montani semper liberi

Mountaineers are always free

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6
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New York

A

Excelsior

Ever upward/higher

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7
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North Carolina

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Esse quam videri

To be rather than to seem

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8
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Oaklahoma

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Labor omnia vincit

Work conquers all

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9
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Arkansas

A

Regnat Populus

The people rule

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10
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Arizona

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Ditat deus

God enriches

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11
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Michigan

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Si quaeris paeninsulam amoenam circumspice

If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look around you

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12
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Mississippi

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Virtute et armis

By valor and arms

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13
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South Carolina

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Dum spiro, spero
While there’s life, there’s hope
Animus opibusque parati
Prepared in mind and resources

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14
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Maryland

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Scuto bonae voluntatis Tuae coronasti nos

With the shield of Thy goodwill Thou has covered us

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15
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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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16
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Maine

A

Dirigo

I point the way

17
Q

New Mexico

A

Crescit eundo

It grows as it goes

18
Q

Colorado

A

Nil sine numine

Nothing without divine guidance

19
Q

Connecticut

A

Qui transtulit sustinet

He who transplanted, sustains

20
Q

Virginia

A

Sic semper tyrannis

Thus ever to tyrants

21
Q

Alabama

A

Audemus iura nostra defendere

We dare defend our rights

22
Q

Missouri

A

Salus populi suprema lex esto

The welfare of the people shall be the supreme law

23
Q

Oregon

A

Alis volat propriis

He flies by his own wings

24
Q

California

A

Eureka

I’ve found it

25
Q

Kentucky

A

Deo gratiam habeamus

Let us give thanks to God

26
Q

Vermont

A

Stella quarta decima fulgeat

May the 14th star shine bright