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Famous mottos, usually deliberately cryptic, ... West Lancashire: Salus populi suprema lex The well-being of the people is the supreme law) [17] Wyre: ...
The meaning is debated, but the most well known meaning is Austriae est imperare orbi universo (Austria's destiny is to rule the world). [8] Azerbaijan: No official motto. Unofficial: The Land of Fire (Azerbaijani: Odlar Yurdu) [citation needed] The national motto of Bolivia, La Unión es la Fuerza (Unity is Strength), is inscribed on boliviano ...
well-being through harmony: Motto of Montreal; Bank of Montreal coat of arms and motto concordia parvae res crescunt: small things grow in harmony: Motto of the Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors and the corresponding schools for girsl and for boys, Crosby, and in Northwood. condemnant quod non intellegunt: They condemn what they do not ...
"Liberty and Union, now and for ever, one and inseparable!", a famous excerpt from the "Second Reply to Hayne" speech given by Senator Daniel Webster during the Nullification Crisis. The full speech is generally regarded as the most eloquent ever delivered in Congress. The slogan itself would later become the state motto for North Dakota.
Motto Language Translation University of Vienna: Unermüdlich neugierig. Seit 1365. German Tirelessly curious. Since 1365 Theresian Military Academy: A.E.I.O.U. German/Latin Technical University of Vienna: Technik für Menschen German Technology for the people Vienna University of Economics and Business: Science inspired by consumers English
Kentucky, North Dakota, and Vermont also have two mottos, one in Latin and the other in English. [3] [4] All other states and territories have only one motto, except for Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, which do not have any mottos. [5] English and Latin are the most-used languages for state mottos, each used by 25 states and territories.
"54-40 or fight" – James K. Polk, highlighting his position on resolving the Oregon Territory boundary dispute with Russia and the United Kingdom. [3]"Reannexation of Texas and Reoccupation of Oregon" [4] – James K. Polk, drawing attention to his stand on Texas annexation and the Oregon boundary question.
The phrase is used in reverse as ἰατρεῖον ψυχῆς as a motto for Carolina Rediviva, a university library in Uppsala, and is echoed in the motto of the American Philological Association, "ψυχῆς ἰατρὸς τὰ γράμματα" ("literature is the soul's physician").