Some states adopt the U.S.'s official motto "In God We Trust" and others have unique slogans. Here's the full list, plus the District of Columbia.

Maryland’s state motto is the subject of controversy, primarily because no one can agree on how it should be translated into ...

After tearing apart every U.S. state and ranking them by their flags, license plates, and shapes, we decided to take another whack at it and get really real and rank their state mottos.

State motto quiz! How well do you know the phrase behind your beloved home state? See if you can guess the answers to questions about these great United States.

Adopted when Utah became a state in 1896, the motto speaks to its hard-working culture. The state is known for its beautiful national parks like Zion and Arches. MediaFeed/ iStock/ STILLFX.

This week, we will look at the various state mottos of the Big Ten, from the bland to the indecipherable to the bland and indecipherable. Spoiler alert: it's all of them. 11.

If it weren’t for Barbara Roberts, the first woman elected as Oregon governor, the state’s motto would still be “The Union.” Instead, for the past 36 years, it’s been the infinitely more ...

TALLAHASSEE – The motto movement began with a class of fourth-graders assigned to research official state designations. With the help of their parents, two 10-year-old boys in Tallahassee ...

The state motto “Dum Spiro Spero” translates to “While I breathe, I hope." South Carolina's other motto, “Animis Opibusque Parati,” means “Prepared in mind and resources. ...

The special commission tasked by the Mass. Legislature with rethinking Massachusetts' state seal and motto is wrapped its work Tuesday without recommending specific replacements for either. Still, ...

Alabama’s official state motto - ‘We Dare Defend Our Rights’ - was written by Marie Bankhead Owen, one of the least known but most compelling villains of Alabama’s racist history, and ...