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Here is a list of state mottos for the states of the United States. 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)	Year & Citation
Alabama	Audemus jura nostra defendere	(Latin, We Dare Defend Our Rights)	1939Official Alabama Motto. Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives & History (2006-04-27). Retrieved on 2007-03-19.Official Alabama State Coat of Arms. Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives & History (2006-04-27). Retrieved on 2007-03-19.
Alaska	North to the future
Arizona	Ditat Deus	(Latin, God enriches)
Arkansas	Regnat populus	(Latin, The people rule)
California	Eureka	(Greek, I have found it)	According to Official state law. Accessed February 26, 2007.
Colorado	Nil sine numine	(Latin, Nothing without Providence or Nothing without the Deity)
Connecticut	Qui transtulit sustinet	(Latin, He who transplanted sustains)
Delaware	Liberty and Independence
Florida	In God We Trust
Georgia	Wisdom, justice, and moderation
Hawaii	Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono	(Hawaiian, The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness)
Idaho	Esto perpetua	(Latin, Let it be perpetual, or Let it be forever)
Illinois	State sovereignty, national union
Indiana	The crossroads of America
Iowa	Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain
Kansas	Ad astra per aspera	(Latin, To the stars through adversity)
Kentucky	English: United we stand, divided we fall Latin: Deo gratiam habeamus	(Latin, Let us be grateful to God)	1942 2002Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives. Accessed August 12, 2007.
Louisiana	Union, justice, et confiance	(French, Union, justice, and confidence)
Maine	Dirigo	(Latin, I direct)
Maryland	Fatti maschi, parole femmine	(Italian, Manly deeds, womanly words)
Massachusetts	Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem	(Latin, By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty)
Michigan	Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice Tuebor	(Latin, If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you) (Latin, I will be defended)
Minnesota	L\'étoile du Nord (Official state motto) Quae sursum volo videre (Territorial motto never repealed)	(French, The star of the North) (Latin, I long to see what is beyond)
Mississippi	Virtute et armis	(Latin, By valor and arms)
Missouri	Salus populi suprema lex esto	(Latin, The Welfare of the People is the Highest Law)
Montana	Oro y plata	(Spanish, 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	Crescit eundo	(Latin, It grows as it goes)
New York	Excelsior	(Latin, Ever Upward!)
North Carolina	Esse quam videri	(Latin, To be rather than to seem)	1893"Official State Symbols of North Carolina", North Carolina State Library, State of North Carolina. Retrieved on 2008-01-26.
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
Ohio	With God, all things are possible
Oklahoma	Labor omnia vincit	(Latin, Labor conquers all things)
Oregon	Alis volat propriis, and The Union	(Latin, She flies with her own wings)
Pennsylvania	Virtue, Liberty, and Independence
Rhode Island	HopeRhode Island Office of the Secretary of State.
South Carolina	Dum spiro spero	(Latin, While I breathe, I hope)	1777SC Statehouse Student\'s web page, State Mottos. Retrieved on 2007-07-23.SC Statehouse Student\'s web page, State Seal. Retrieved on 2007-07-23.
South Carolina	Animis opibusque parati	(Latin, Ready in soul and resource)
South Dakota	Under God the people rule
Tennessee	Agriculture and commerce
Texas	Friendship (Caddo, Tejas) Remember The Alamo ! (Republic of Texas motto - never repealed)
Utah	Industry
Vermont	Freedom and Unity
Virginia	Sic semper tyrannis	(Latin, Thus always to tyrants)
Washington	Al-ki (unofficial)	(Chinook Jargon, By and by)	Symbols of Washington State. Washington State Legislature. Retrieved on 2007-03-11.
West Virginia	Montani semper liberi	(Latin, Mountaineers are always free )
Wisconsin	Forward
Wyoming	Equal Rights

Insular Areas and DC

Jurisdiction	Motto	Translation (If applicable)
American Samoa	Samoa, Muamua Le Atua	(Samoan, Samoa, Let God be First)
Washington D.C.	Justitia Omnibus	(Latin, Justice for all)
Puerto Rico	Juan es su nombre	(Spanish, John is his name) In honor of San Juan, i.e. John the Baptist
Guam	Where America\'s Day Begins
Virgin Islands	United in Pride and Hope

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