| STATES cont. |
MOTTO (Latin, unless otherwise noted) |
MOTTO IN ENGLISH |
| Louisiana |
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Union, Justice and Confidence |
| Maine |
Dirigo |
I Direct |
| Maryland |
Scuto Bonae Voluntatis Coronasti Nos |
With the Shield of Thy Goodwill Thou Hast Covered Us |
| Maryland (also on seal) |
Fatti Maschii Parole Femini |
Deeds are Males; Words Females |
| Massachusetts |
Ense Petit Placidam sub Libertate Quietem |
With the Sword She Seeks Peace Under Liberty. |
| Michigan |
Si Quaeris Peninsulam Amoenas Circumspice |
If you Seek a Pleasant Peninsula, Look Around You |
| Minnesota |
L'Etoile du Nord (French) |
The North Star |
| Mississippi |
Virtute et Armis |
By Valor and Arms |
| Missouri |
Salus Populi Suprema Lex Esto |
Let the Welfare of the People Be the Supreme Law |
| Montana |
Oro y plata (Spanish) |
Gold and Silver |
| Nebraska |
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Equality Before the Law |
| Nevada |
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All For Our Country |
| New Hampshire |
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Live Free or Die |
| New Jersey |
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Liberty and prosperity |
| New Mexico |
Crescit Eundo |
It Grows As It Goes |
| New York |
Excelsior |
Higher |
| North Carolina |
Esse Quam Videri |
To Be Rather than To Seem |
| North Dakota |
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Liberty and Union, Now and Forever, One and Inseparable |
| Ohio |
Imperium in Imperio |
An Empire Within An Empire |
| Oklahoma |
Labor Omnia Vincit |
Labor Conquers All |
