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|[[Liberty and union, now and forever, one and inseparable]]
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|''[[Dum spiro spero]]'' <br/>''[[Animis opibusque parati]]''
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Note: Sandbox copy of table from List of U.S. state and territory mottos.

State, federal district and territory mottos

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State
federal district
or territory
Motto English translation Language Date Ref(s)
 Alabama Audemus jura nostra defendere We dare defend our rights Latin 1923 [1]
 Alaska North to the Future English 1967 [2]
 American Samoa Samoa, Muamua Le Atua Samoa, let God be first Samoan 1973 [3]
 Arizona Ditat Deus God enriches Latin 1863 [4][5]
 Arkansas Regnat populus[N 1] The people rule Latin 1907 [6]
 California Eureka (Εὕρηκα) I have found it Greek 1849[N 2] [7]
 Colorado Nil sine numine Nothing without providence Latin November 6, 1861 [8]
 Connecticut Qui transtulit sustinet He who transplanted still sustains Latin October 9, 1662 [9]
 Delaware Liberty and Independence English 1847 [10]
 District of Columbia Justitia Omnibus Justice for All Latin August 3, 1871 [11]
 Florida In God We Trust English 1868[N 3] [12]
 Georgia Wisdom, Justice, Moderation[N 4] English 1798 [14][15][13]
 Guam [16]
 Hawaii Ua mau ke ea o ka ʻāina i ka pono The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness Hawaiian July 31, 1843[N 5] [18][17]
 Idaho Esto perpetua Let it be perpetual Latin 1890 [19]
 Illinois State sovereignty, national union English 1819 [20]
 Indiana The Crossroads of America English 1937 [21]
 Iowa Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain English 1847 [22]
 Kansas Ad astra per aspera To the stars through difficulties Latin 1861 [23]
 Kentucky United we stand, divided we fall English 1942 [24]
Deo gratiam habeamus Let us be grateful to God Latin 2002 [25]
 Louisiana Union, justice, confidence English 1902 [26]
 Maine Dirigo I lead Latin 1820 [27]
 Maryland Fatti maschi, parole femine Strong deeds, gentle words Italian 1874 [28][29]
 Massachusetts Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty Latin 1775 [30]
 Michigan Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you Latin June 2, 1835 [31][32]
 Minnesota L'étoile du Nord[N 6] The star of the North French 1861 [33]
 Mississippi Virtute et armis By valor and arms Latin February 7, 1894 [34]
 Missouri Salus populi suprema lex esto Let the welfare of the people be the supreme law Latin January 11, 1822 [35]
 Montana Oro y plata Gold and silver Spanish February 9, 1865 [36]
 Nebraska Equality before the law English 1867 [37]
 Nevada All For Our Country[N 7] English February 24, 1866 [38]
 New Hampshire Live Free or Die English 1945 [39]
 New Jersey Liberty and prosperity English March 26, 1928 [40]
 New Mexico Crescit eundo It grows as it goes Latin 1887[N 8] [41]
 New York Excelsior Ever upward Latin 1778 [42]
 North Carolina Esse quam videri To be, rather than to seem Latin 1893 [43]
 North Dakota Liberty and union, now and forever, one and inseparable English January 3, 1863 [44][45]
Serit ut alteri saeclo prosit One sows for the benefit of another age Latin March 11, 2011 [46]
 Northern Mariana Islands [16]
 Ohio With God, all things are possible[N 9] English October 1, 1959 [48][47]
 Oklahoma Labor omnia vincit Labor conquers all things Latin March 10, 1893[N 10] [N 11] [51][49][50]
 Oregon Alis volat propriis She flies with her own wings Latin 1854[N 12] [52]
 Pennsylvania Virtue, liberty, and independence English 1875 [53]
 Puerto Rico Joannes Est Nomen Ejus John is his name Latin 1511[N 13] [54][55]
 Rhode Island Hope English May 4, 1664 [56]
 South Carolina Dum spiro spero While I breathe, I hope Latin May 22, 1777 [57]
Animis opibusque parati Ready in soul and resource Latin
 South Dakota Under God the people rule English 1885 [58]
 Tennessee Agriculture and Commerce English May 24, 1802[N 14] [59]
 Texas Friendship English 1930 [60]
 Utah Industry English May 3, 1896[N 15] [61][62]
 Vermont Freedom and Unity English February 20, 1779 [63]
Stella quarta decima fulgeat May the fourteenth star shine bright Latin April 10, 2015 [64][65]
 Virginia Sic semper tyrannis Thus always to tyrants Latin 1776 [66]
 Virgin Islands United in Pride and Hope English January 1, 1991 [67]
 Washington Al-ki or Alki (Unofficial)[N 16] By and by Chinook Jargon [68]
 West Virginia Montani semper liberi Mountaineers are always free Latin September 26, 1863 [69]
 Wisconsin Forward English 1851 [70]
 Wyoming Equal Rights English 1893 [71]
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