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List of state mottos
(Redirected from National motto)
Here is a list of state mottos for countries and their subdivisions around the world.
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Andorra: Virtus unita fortior (Latin, "Strength united is stronger")
- Antigua and Barbuda: Each endeavouring, all achieving
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Argentina: En unión y libertad (Spanish, "In union and freedom")
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Australia: none
- Austria-Hungary: Indivisibiliter ac Inseparabiliter
- Bahamas: Forward upward onward together
- Barbados: Pride and Industry
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Belgium: L'union fait la force, Eendracht maakt macht and Einigkeit gibt Stärke (French Dutch and German, "Strength lies in unity")
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Belize: Sub umbra floreo (Latin, "Under the shade I flourish")
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Bolivia: Firme y Feliz por la Unión (Spanish, "Firm and Happy because of the Union")
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Brazil: Ordem e progresso (Portuguese, "Order and progress")
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Brunei: Brunei darussalam (Malay, "Brunei, the abode of peace")
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Bulgaria: Съединението прави силата (Bulgarian, "Union is strength")
- Cambodia: "Nation, Religion, King"
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Canada: A mari usque ad mare (Latin, "From sea to sea")
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Alberta: Fortis et liber (Latin, "Strong and free")
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British Columbia: Splendor sine occasu (Latin, "Splendour without diminishment")
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Manitoba: Gloriosus et liber (Latin, "Glorious and free")
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New Brunswick: Spem reduxit (Latin, "Hope was restored")
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Newfoundland and Labrador: Quaerite primum regnum dei (Latin, "Seek ye first the kingdom of God")
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Nova Scotia: Munit haec et altera vincit (Latin, "One defends and the other conquers")
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Nunavut: Nunavut sanginivut (Inuktitut, "Nunavut our strength" or "Our land, our strength")
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Ontario: Ut incepit fidelis sic permanet (Latin, "Loyal she began, loyal she remains")
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Prince Edward Island: Parva sub ingenti (Latin, "The small under the protection of the great")
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Quebec: Je me souviens (French, "I remember")
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Saskatchewan: Multis e gentibus vires (Latin, "From many peoples, strength")
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Chile: Por la razón o la fuerza (Spanish, "By reason or by strength")
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Post Tenebras Lux (Latin, "After darkness, Light") (Old one)
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Aut concilio, aut ense (Latin, "By the reason or by the sword") (Old One)
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Colombia: Libertad y orden (Spanish, "Freedom and order")
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Cuba: Patria y Libertad (Spanish, "Homeland and Liberty")
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Czech Republic: Pravda vítězí! (Czech, "Truth prevails!")
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Denmark: Royal motto of Queen Margrethe II: Guds hjælp, Folkets kærlighed, Danmarks styrke (Danish: "God's help, the love of the people, Denmark's strength")
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East Timor: Honra, pátria e povo (Portuguese, "Honour, country and people")
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Ecuador: Ecuador ha sido, es y será un país amazónico (Spanish, "Ecuador has been, is and will be an amazonic country")
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El Salvador: Dios, Unión, Libertad (Spanish, "God, Union, Liberty")
- European Union: United in diversity Unie dans la diversité, etc.
- Fiji: Rerevaka na Kalou ka Doka na Tui ("Fear God and honour the Queen")
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France: Liberté, égalité, fraternité (French, "Liberty, equality, brotherhood")
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Georgia: ძალა ერთობაშია! (Georgian, The Power is in Unity ")
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Germany: Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit (German, "Unity and justice and freedom")
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Greece: Ελευθερια η θανατος (Greek, "Liberty or death")
- Guyana: One people, one nation, one destiny
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Haiti: L'union fait la force (French, "Unity is strength")
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India: Satyameva jayate (Sanskrit, "Truth alone triumphs")
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Indonesia: Bhinneka Tunggal Ika (Old Javanese, "Unity in diversity")
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Iran: Allahu Akbar (Arabic, "God is most great")
- Jamaica: Out of many people, we are one
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Kenya: Harambee (Swahili, "Let's work together")
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Kiribati: Te mauri, te raoi ao te tabomoa (Kiribati, "Health, Peace and Prosperity")
- Laos: "Peace, independence, democracy, unity and prosperity"
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Luxembourg: Mir wëlle bleiwe wat mir sin (Luxembourgeois, "We want to stay what we are")
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Malaysia: Bersekutu Bertambah Mutu (Malay, "Unity increases Strength")
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Mauritius: Stella clavisque Maris Indici (Latin, "Star and key of the Indian Ocean")
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Mexico: El respeto al derecho ajeno es la paz (Spanish, "Respect for the rights of others is peace"). Also: Sufragio efectivo, no reelección (Spanish, "Effective suffrage, not re-election)", is at present in the signature of government's documents.
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Monaco: Prince of Monaco's Motto: Deo juvante (Latin, "With God's help")
- Namibia: Unity, liberty, justice
- Nauru: God's will first
- Nepal: "The motherland is worth more than the kingdom of heaven"
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Netherlands: Je maintiendrai (French, "I will maintain")
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Netherlands Antilles: Libertate unanimus (Latin, "Unified by freedom")
- North Korea: "One is sure to win if he believes in and depends upon the people"
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Norway: The King's motto: Alt for Norge (Norwegian, "All for Norway")
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Panama: Pro mundi beneficio (Latin, "For the benefit of the world")
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Philippines: Maka-Diyos, Maka-Tao, Makakalikasan at Makabansa (Filipino, “For God, People, Nature and Nation”)
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Poland: none; the words Honor i Ojczyzna (Polish: "Honour and Homeland"); or Bóg, Honor, Ojczyzna (Polish, "God, Honour, Homeland") appear on most military flags and banners
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Republic of Macedonia (Former Yugoslav) :Sloboda ili smrt (Macedonian language,"Liberty or death")
- Saint Lucia: The land, the people, the light
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San Marino: Libertas (Latin, "Liberty")
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Senegal: Un peuple, un but, une foi (French, "One people, one goal, one faith")
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Serbia and Montenegro (Unofficial): Samo Sloga Srbina Spasava (Serbian, "Only unity saves the serbs")
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Seychelles: Finis coronat opus (Latin, "The end crowns the work")
- Sierra Leone: Unity, freedom, justice
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Singapore: Majulah Singapura (Malay, "Onward Singapore")
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South Africa:!ke e: /xarra //ke (/Xam, "Diverse people unite" or "Unity in Diversity")
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South Korea: 널리 인간을 이롭게하라 (Korean, "Good will for all mankind")
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Spain: Plus ultra (Latin, "Further beyond")
- Former: Una, grande y libre (Spanish "One, great and free") (under Franco)
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Andalusia: Andalucía para sí, para España y la humanidad (Spanish, "Andalusia for herself, for Spain, and for humanity")
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Catalonia: Som sis milions (Catalan, "We are six million people")
- Solomon Islands: To Lead is to serve
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Soviet Union: Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Russian, "Workers of the world, unite!")
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Suriname: Justitia, pietas, fides (Latin, "Justice, piety, loyalty")
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Swaziland: Siyinquaba (Swati, "We are the fortress")
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Sweden: Royal motto: För Sverige i tiden (Swedish, "For Sweden, with the times")
- Thailand: "Land of smiles"
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Togo: Travail, Liberté, Patrie (French: "Work, liberty, homeland")
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Turkey: Yurtta Sulh, Cihanda Sulh (Turkish, "Peace at home, peace in the world")
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Tuvalu: Tuvalu mo te Atua (Tuvaluan, "Tuvalu for the Almighty")
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Ukraine: Volja, zlagoda, dobro (Ukrainian, "Freedom, accord, goodness")
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United Kingdom: Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French, "God and my right")
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United States: E Pluribus Unum (Latin, "Out of many, one") and In God We Trust
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Uruguay: Libertad o muerte (Spanish, "Liberty or death")
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Vietnam: Ðộc lập, tự do, hạnh phúc (Vietnamese, "Independence, liberty, and happiness")
See also
Last updated: 10-12-2005 08:43:35
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