The 50 State Mottos
The list below is all 50 States and their state mottos in alphabetical order.
State Mottos Quiz
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Alabama | Audemus jura nostra defendere | We dare defend our rights | |
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Alaska | North to the Future | ||
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Arizona | Ditat Deus | God enriches | |
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Arkansas | Regnat populus | The people rule | |
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California | Eureka | I have found it | |
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Colorado | Nil sine numine | Nothing without providence | |
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Connecticut | Qui transtulit sustinet | He who transplanted still sustains | |
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Delaware | Liberty and Independence | ||
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Florida | In God We Trust | ||
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Georgia | Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation | ||
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Hawaii | Ua mau ke ea o ka ʻāina i ka pono | The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness | |
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Idaho | Esto perpetua | Let it be perpetual | |
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Illinois | State Sovereignty, National Union | ||
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Indiana | The Crossroads of America | ||
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Iowa | Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain | ||
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Kansas | Ad astra per aspera | Through hardships to the stars | |
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Kentucky | United we stand, divided we fall | ||
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Louisiana | Union, Justice, and Confidence | ||
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Maine | Dirigo | I lead | |
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Maryland | Fatti maschii, parole femine | Strong deeds, gentle words | |
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Massachusetts | Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem | By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty | |
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Michigan | Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam, circumspice | If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you | |
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Minnesota | L'Étoile du Nord | The North Star | |
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Mississippi | Virtute et armis | By valor and arms | |
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Missouri | Salus populi suprema lex esto | Let the welfare of the people be the supreme law | |
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Montana | Oro y plata | Gold and silver | |
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Nebraska | Equality before the law | ||
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Nevada | All for Our Country | ||
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New Hampshire | Live Free or Die | ||
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New Jersey | Liberty and Prosperity | ||
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New Mexico | Crescit eundo | It grows as it goes | |
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New York | Excelsior | Ever upward | |
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North Carolina | Esse quam videri | To be rather than to seem | |
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North Dakota | Liberty and Union, Now and Forever, One and Inseparable | ||
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Ohio | With God, all things are possible | ||
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Oklahoma | Labor Omnia Vincit | Labor conquers all things | |
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Oregon | She Flies With Her Own Wings | ||
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Pennsylvania | Virtue, Liberty, and Independence | ||
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Rhode Island | Hope | ||
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South Carolina | Dum spiro spero | While I breathe, I hope | |
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South Dakota | Under God, the people rule | ||
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Tennessee | Agriculture and Commerce | ||
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Texas | Friendship | ||
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Utah | Industry | ||
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Vermont | Freedom and Unity | ||
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Virginia | Sic semper tyrannis | Thus always to tyrants | |
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Washington | Al-ki | By and by | |
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West Virginia | Montani semper liberi | Mountaineers are always free | |
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Wisconsin | Forward | ||
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Wyoming | Equal Rights | ||
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