Best US State Mottos 21 items ranked
A list of the most catchy mottos of US states
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1.
Live Free or Die (New Hampshire)
The most popular motto here. From the quote- Live free or die: Death is not the worst of evils.
22 points - added 14 years ago by kris -
2.
Mountaineers are always free (West Virginia)
13 points - added 14 years ago by kris - 1 comment
3.
While I breath, I hope (South Carolina)
12 points - added 14 years ago by kris -
4.
To the stars through difficulties (Kansas)
8 points - added 14 years ago by kris -
5.
I lead (Maine)
Once the only state to hold elections in September and the results are thought to predict results in other states.
5 points - added 14 years ago by kris -
6.
All For Our Country (Nebraska)
5 points - added 14 years ago by kris -
7.
She flies with her own wings (Oregon)
Since there are no feminine pronouns in the Latin quote, this can also mean "He flies with his own wings" or "It flies with its own wings"
2 points - added 14 years ago by kris -
8.
To be, rather than to seem (North Carolina)
1 point - added 14 years ago by kris -
9.
We dare defend our rights (Albama)
0 points - added 14 years ago by kris -
10.
By and by (Washington)
0 points - added 14 years ago by kris -
11.
Let it be perpetual (Idaho)
0 points - added 14 years ago by kris -
12.
He who transplanted sustains (Connecticut)
0 points - added 14 years ago by kris -
13.
Forward (Wisconsin)
-1 point - added 12 years ago by guest -
14.
Eureka (California)
Gold rush! Attempt in 1957 to change it to "In God We Trust" failed.
-1 point - added 14 years ago by kris -
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Manly deeds, womanly words (Maryland)
Official interpretation of the motto: Strong deeds, gentle worlds. Only state with its motto in Italian.
-1 point - added 14 years ago by kris -
16.
Justice for All (District of Columbia)
-1 point - added 14 years ago by kris -
17.
Gold and silver (Montana)
-1 point - added 14 years ago by kris -
18.
Ever upward (New York)
-1 point - added 14 years ago by kris -
19.
The Crossroads of America (Indiana)
-2 points - added 14 years ago by kris -
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It grows as it goes (New Mexico)
-2 points - added 14 years ago by kris -
21.
If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look around you (Massachusetts)
-4 points - added 14 years ago by kris - 2 comments
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