STATES OFFICIAL MOTTO

by Ted Peterson

The following are the official motto of the states. If you know of some changes, please let me know at the e-mail address at the end.

Alabama We Dare Maintain Our Rights

Alaska North To The Future

Arizona God Enriches

Arkansas The People Rule

California I Have Found It

Colorado Nothing Without Providence

Connecticut He Who Transplanted Still Sustains

Delaware Liberty And Independence

Florida No Motto

Georgia No Motto

Hawaii The Life Of The Land Is Perpetuated In Righteousness

Idaho Esto Perpertua (In Good We Trust – It is Forever

Illinois State Sovereignty – National Union

Indiana The Crossroads Of America

Iowa Our Liberties We Prize – And our Right – We Will Maintain

Kansas To The Stars, Through Difficulties

Kentucky United We Stand Divided We Fall

Louisiana Union, Justice And Confidence

Maine I Direct

Maryland Manly, Deeds, Womanly, Word

Massachusetts By The Sward We Seek Peace But Peace Only Under Liberty

Michigan If You Seek A Pleasant Peninsula, Look About You

Minnesota Star Of The North

Mississippi By Valor And Arms

Missouri The Welfare Of The People Shall Be The Supreme Law

Montana Gold And Silver

Nebraska Equality, Before The Law

Nevada All For Our Country

New Hampshire Live Free Or Die

New Jersey Liberty And Prosperity

New Mexico It Grows As It Goes

New York Higher

North Carolina To Be Rather Than To Seem

North Dakota Liberty And Union Now And Forever, One And Inseparable

Ohio With God, All Things Are Possible

Oklahoma Labor Conquers All Things

Oregon She Flies With Her Own Wings

Pennsylvania Virtue, Liberty, And Independence

Rhode Island Hope

South Carolina Prepared In Mind And Resources While I Breathe I Hope

South Dakota Under God The People Rule

Tennessee Agriculture And Commerce

Texas Friendship

Utah Industry

Vermont Freedom And Unity

Virginia Thus Ever To Tyrants

Washington The Evergreen State - Alki

West Virginia No Motto

Wisconsin Forward

Wyoming Equal Right

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