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Missouri State Motto

"Salus populi suprema lex esto" State Motto and Banner

(The welfare of the people shall be the supreme law)

Adopted in 1822.

 

Language: Latin

 

Focus: People

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Adopted in 1822. The State motto of Missouri, Salus Popili Suprema Lex Esto, signifying Let the welfare of the people be the supreme law, may be found in Cicero's De Legibus, Book III, Part III, Sub. VIII.

 

 

There are three states with mottos that focus on the people:

  1. Arkansas: "The People Rule"
  2. Missouri: "The Welfare of the People"
  3. South Dakota "Under God the People Rule"

 

 

 

 

Mottos of the States

Motto: United We Stand

 

State motto is a word, phrase, or sentence inscribed on or attached to a coin, building, or other object. A state motto expresses an important idea for a group of people within the state.

 

mottomä-(ˌ)tō)
n.

Etymology:
Italian, from Late Latin muttum grunt, from Latin muttire to mutter
Date: 15th century

1: a sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use

2: a short expression of a guiding principle

 

 

 

 

 
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