List of state mottos
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| ''Splendor sine occasu'' | | ''Splendor sine occasu'' | ||
| Latin | | Latin | ||
| - | | Splendour without | + | | Splendour without sunset |
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| [[California]] | | [[California]] | ||
| - | | | + | | Ηυρηκα |
| Greek | | Greek | ||
| I have found it | | I have found it | ||
Current revision as of 21:25, 13 March 2008
This is a list of national mottos in North America.
| Alaska | Stella polaris Caesarem duxit | Latin | The North Star guided the emperor |
| Bermuda | Quo fata ferunt | Latin | Where the Fates carry us |
| British Columbia | Splendor sine occasu | Latin | Splendour without sunset |
| California | Ηυρηκα | Greek | I have found it |
| Canada | A mari usque ad mare | Latin | From sea to sea |
| Denendeh | n/a | ||
| Île Saint-Jude | J'y suis, j'y reste | French | Here I am, here I will stay |
| Illinois | Illiniwek | Ojibway | The plain speakers |
| Kalaallit Nunaat | n/a | ||
| Kansas | Ad astra per aspera | Latin | To the stars through difficulties |
| Lakota | Hoka hey | Lakota | Hold fast, there is more |
| Louisiana | Union, justice, confiance | French | Union, justice, confidence |
| Mar de Cristal | Feros ferio | Latin | I am fierce with the fierce |
| Massachusetts Bay | Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem | Latin | By the sword she seeks peace under liberty |
| The Maritimes | Spem reduxit Munit haec et altera vincit | Latin Latin | Hope was restored One defends and the other conquers |
| Nehiyâwaski | n/a | ||
| New Netherland | Qui transtulit sustinet | Latin | He who transplanted sustains |
| New Wales | Quaerite primum regnum Dei | Latin | Seek ye first the kingdom of God |
| Nunavut | Nunavut sanginivut | Inuktitut | Our land is our strength |
| Pennsylvania | Virtus, libertas, independentia | Latin | Virtue, liberty, independence |
| Philadelphian Union | Amor fraternalis | Latin | Brotherly love |
| RIPP | Hope | ||
| Texas | Amicitia | Latin | Friendship |
| Vermont | Liberté et unité | French | Freedom and unity |
| Virginia | Sic semper tyrannis | Latin | Thus always to tyrants |
