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1
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New York

A

excelsior

ever upward

2
Q

Kansas

A

ad astra per aspera

to the stars through difficulties

3
Q

Massachusetts

A

ense petite placidam sub libertate quietem

with the sword she seeks calm peace under liberty

4
Q

Idaho

A

esto perpetua

may she last forever

5
Q

New Mexico

A

crescit eundo

it grows as it goes

6
Q

Arizona

A

ditat deus

god enriches

7
Q

Alabama

A

audemus iura nostra defendere

we dare to defend our rights

8
Q

Missouri

A

salus populi suprema lex esto

the welfare of the people shall be the supreme law

9
Q

Michigan

A

si quaeris paeninsulam amoenam circumspice

if you seek a pleasant peninsula, look around you (inspired by a quote in St. Paul’s Cathedral)

10
Q

Mississippi

A

virtute et armis

by valor and arms

11
Q

Maryland

A

scuto bonae voluntatis tuae coronosti nos

with the shield of thy good will thou hast covered us

12
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Virginia

A

sic semper tyrranis

thus always to tyrants

13
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West Virginia

A

montani semper liberi

mountaineers are always free

14
Q

Oregon

A

alis volat propriis

he flies by his own wings

15
Q

Ohio

A

imperium in imperio

an empire in an empire

16
Q

Kentucky

A

deo gratiam habeamus

let us be grateful for God

17
Q

North Dakota

A

serit ut alteri saeclo prosit

one sows so that it benefits another age

18
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California

A

eureka (greek)

I found it

19
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District of Columbia

A

iustitia omnibus

justice for all

20
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North Carolina

A

esse quam videri

to be rather than to seem

21
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South Carolina

A

dum spiro spero
while i breath i hope
animis opibusque parati
prepared in mind and resources

22
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Arkansas

A

regnat populus

the people rule

23
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Colorado

A

nil sine numine

nothing without divine guidance

24
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Connecticut

A

qui transtulit sustinet

he who transplanted sustains

25
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Oklahoma

A

labor omnia vincit

work conquers all

26
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Wyoming

A

cedant arma togae

may the arms yield to the toga (peace)

27
Q

Puerto Rico

A

Joannes est nomen eius

John is his name

28
Q

Vermont

A

Stella quarta decima fulgeat

May the 14th star shine bright

29
Q

Maine

A

dirigo

I point the way