List of U.S. state mottos

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Here is a list of state mottos for the states of the United States of America. 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)	Language	Year and citation
Alabama	Audemus jura nostra defendere	We Dare Defend Our Rights	Latin	1939[1][2]
Alaska	North to the future		English	1967[3]
Arizona	Ditat Deus	God enriches	Latin
Arkansas	Regnat populus	The people rule	Latin
California	Eureka	I have found it	Greek	[4]
Colorado	Nil sine numine	Nothing without God's will	Latin
Connecticut	Qui transtulit sustinet	He who transplanted sustains	Latin
Delaware	Liberty and Independence		Latin
Florida	In God We Trust		English
Georgia	Wisdom, justice, and moderation		English
Hawaii	Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono	The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness	Hawaiian
Idaho	Esto perpetua	Let it be perpetual	Latin
Illinois	State sovereignty, national union		English
Indiana	The Crossroads of America		English
Iowa	Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain		English
Kansas	Ad astra per aspera	To the stars through adversity	Latin
Kentucky	United we stand, divided we fall Deo gratiam habeamus	Let us be grateful to God	Latin	1942 2002[5]
Louisiana	Union, justice, et confiance	Union, justice, and confidence	French
Maine	Dirigo	I direct	Latin
Maryland	Fatti maschi, parole femmine	Manly deeds, womanly words	Italian
Massachusetts	Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem	By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty	Latin
Michigan	Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice Tuebor	If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you I will defend (Latin)	Latin
Minnesota	L'étoile du Nord (Official state motto) Quae sursum volo videre (Territorial motto never repealed)	The star of the North I long to see what is beyond	French Latin
Mississippi	Virtute et armis	By valor and arms	Latin
Missouri	Salus populi suprema lex esto	The Welfare of the People is the Highest Law	Latin
Montana	Oro y plata	Gold and silver	Spanish
Nebraska	Equality before the law		English
Nevada	All for our country		English
New Hampshire	Live Free or Die		English
New Jersey	Liberty and prosperity		English
New Mexico	Crescit eundo	It grows as it goes	Latin
New York	Excelsior	Ever upward!	Latin
North Carolina	Esse quam videri	To be rather than to seem	Latin	1893[6]
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	English
Ohio	With God, all things are possible		English
Oklahoma	Labor omnia vincit	Labor conquers all things	Latin
Oregon	Alis volat propriis, and The Union	She flies with her own wings	Latin
Pennsylvania	Virtue, Liberty, and Independence		English
Rhode Island	Hope[7]		English
South Carolina	Dum spiro spero Animis opibusque parati	While I breathe, I hope Ready in soul and resource	Latin	[8][9]
South Dakota	Under God the people rule		English
Tennessee	Agriculture and commerce		English
Texas	Friendship (Caddo, Tejas) Remember The Alamo !! (Republic of Texas motto - never repealed)		English
Utah	Industry		English	1959[10]
Vermont	Freedom and Unity		English
Virginia	Sic semper tyrannis	Thus always to tyrants	Latin
Washington	Al-ki (unofficial)	By and by	Chinook Jargon	[11]
West Virginia	Montani semper liberi	Mountaineers are always free	Latin
Wisconsin	Forward		English
Wyoming	Equal Rights		English

Territory	Motto	Translation (if applicable)	Language	Year and citation
American Samoa	Samoa, Muamua Le Atua	Samoa, Let God Be First	Samoan
District of Columbia	Justitia Omnibus	Justice for All	Latin
Guam	Where America's Day Begins		English
Puerto Rico	Juan es su nombre	John is his name - in honor of John the Baptist	Spanish
Virgin Islands	United in Pride and Hope		English

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