USA States and their mottos
| State | Motto | About the motto |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Audemus jura nostra defendere | The Latin phrase means "We dare maintain our rights" |
| Alaska | North to the Future | The motto was chosen in 1967 during the Alaska Purchase Centennial to represent "Alaska as a land of promise." |
| Arizona | Ditat Deus | The Latin phrase means "God enriches" |
| Arkansas | Regnat populus | The Latin phrase means "The people rule" |
| California | Eureka | The Greek word means "I have found it" "Eureka" has been California's state motto since 1963, but the word has appeared on the state seal since 1849 as a reference to the discovery of gold in California. |
| Colorado | Nil sine numine | The Latin phrase means "Nothing without Providence or Deity" |
| Connecticut | Qui transtulit sustinet | The Latin phrase means "He who transplanted sustains" Inspired by the Bible verse, "Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it." |
| Delaware | Liberty and independence | Delaware's state motto has been "Liberty and Independence" since 1847 |
| Florida | In God we trust | Florida's motto is the same as the motto of USA |
| Georgia | Wisdom, Justice, Moderation | Georgia's state motto appears as three pillars on its state seal: "Wisdom, Justice and Moderation." |
| Hawaii | Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ‘Āina i ka Pono | The Hawaiian phrase means "The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness" Hawaii's state motto was taken from King Kamehameha III given in 1843 while raising the Hawaiian flag after a brief period of British occupation. |
| Idaho | Esto perpetua | The Latin phrase means "Let it be perpetual" |
| 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 | The Latin phrase means "To the stars through difficulties" |
| Kentucky | 1) United we stand, divided we fall 2) Deo gratiam habeamus | Kentucky's state motto is "United we stand, divided we fall." It comes from "Liberty Song" by John Dickinson, a song from 1768 that Kentucky's first governor was fond of. 2) The Latin phrase means "Let us be grateful to God" |
| Louisiana | Union, justice, and confidence | |
| Maine | Dirigo | The Latin word means "I direct" |
| Maryland | Fatti maschi, parole femmine | 1) The Italian phrase means "Strong deeds, gentle words". The motto was taken from the family motto of Calvert family, the Roman Catholic founders of the Maryland colony. |
| Massachusetts | Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem | The Latin phrase means "By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty" |
| Michigan | Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice | The Latin phrase means "If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you" |
| Minnesota | L’étoile du Nord | The French phrase means "The star of the North" |
| Mississippi | Virtute et armis | The Latin phrase means "By valor and arms" |
| Missouri | Salus populi suprema lex esto | The Latin phrase means "The Welfare of the People is the Highest Law". The motto was proposed by William Wells in 1847 when he designed the state seal. |
| Montana | Oro y plata | The Spanish phrase means "Gold and silver" |
| Nebraska | Equality before the law | |
| Nevada | All for our country | |
| New Hampshire | Live free or die | The motto comes from a statement written by Revolutionary General John Stark. |
| New Jersey | Liberty and Prosperity | |
| New Mexico | Crescit eundo | The Latin phrase means "It goes by growing" |
| New York | Excelsior! | The Latin word means "Ever Upward!" |
| North Carolina | Esse quam videri | The Latin phrase means "To be, rather than to seem" |
| North Dakota | Liberty and union, now and forever, one and inseparable | Taken from Massachusetts Senator Daniel Webster's speech in the US Senate on January 26, 1830 |
| Ohio | With God, all things are possible | In March 1958, ten-year-old Jimmy Mastronardo of Cincinnati wrote to The Cincinnati Enquirer, proposing the phrase, "With God, all things are possible." as state motto. He gathered 18,000 signatures in a petition drive, and, on June 22, the House of Representatives voted unanimously to pass a bill adopting the motto he suggested, after he was given the unprecedented privilege of addressing the House from the speaker's podium. Governor Michael DiSalle signed 103 SB 193 into law in July, effective October 1, 1959. |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma never declared an official state motto. The Latin phrase 'Labor omnia vincit' is being used as an unofficial motto | The Latin phrase 'Labor omnia vincit' meaning "Hard work conquers all things" is being used as an unofficial motto |
| Oregon | Alis volat propriis | The Latin phrase means "She flies with her own wings". It has been Oregon's state motto since 1987. Before that, it was "The Union." |
| Pennsylvania | Virtue, Liberty and Independence | |
| Rhode Island | Hope | Rhode Island's motto is the shortest state motto in the USA |
| South Carolina | 1) Dum spiro spero 2) animis opibusque parati | 1) The Latin phrase means "While I breathe, I hope" 2) The Latin phrase means "prepared in minds and resources" |
| South Dakota | Under God the people rule | |
| Tennessee | Agriculture and Commerce | Tennessee's state motto has been "Agriculture and Commerce" since 1801 because of the state's large agriculture sector. |
| Texas | Friendship | The motto was chosen in 1930 because the state name came roughly from a Caddo Indian word translating to "friends." |
| Utah | Industry | The motto became official in 1959 and was chosen because of its connection with the beehive symbol |
| Vermont | Freedom and Unity | |
| Virginia | Sic semper tyrannis | The Latin phrase means "Thus always to tyrants" |
| Washington | Washington state has never officially adopted a state motto, but it's Territorial Motto, Al-ki is used in its place | The Chinook word means "By and by" |
| West Virginia | Montani semper liberi | The Latin phrase means "Mountaineers are always free" |
| Wisconsin | Forward | |
| Wyoming | Equal Rights | The motto was inspired by the fact that Wyoming was the first territory in the U.S. to give women the right to vote. |
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California at a glance
| Capital | Sacramento |
| Largest city | Los Angeles |
| Nickname | The Golden State |
| Length | 760 mi (1,220 km) |
| Width | 250 mi (400 km) |
| Time | |
| Motto | Eureka |
| Abbreviation | CA |
| Population | 39.1 million (Rank: 1) List |
| Pop. Density | 251 per sq. mi. (Rank: 11) 97 per sq. km.List |
| Area | 163,696 sq. mi. (Rank: 3) 423,970 sq. km.List |
| Statehood | September 9, 1850 (31st state) List |
| Median household income | $78,700 (Rank: 7) List |
| Mean elevation | 2,900 ft. (880 m) (Rank: 11) List |
| Highest elevation | Mount Whitney 14,505 ft (4,421.0 m) List |
| Lowest elevation | Badwater Basin −279 ft (−85.0 m) List |
| Governor | Gavin Newsom (D) List |
| U.S. Senators | Dianne Feinstein (D) Alex Padilla (Democrat) |
| House Of Representatives | 53 of (435) |
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