Alternate Non-Religious US Mottos

The US didn't actually have a national motto until 1954,despite many good contenders,with both e pluribus unum and novo ordus seclorum appearing on American currency. "In God we Trust" was selected in 1956,after a big protest by Conservative and religious groups. In my opinion,this is too divisive,with about 25% of the US population implacably opposed to it.

Please submit alternate non-religious US mottos (preferably in Latin).
 
"Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness"

or, in Latin (according to a Google search result),

"Vita, Libertas et Felicitatis Indagatio"
 

tedio

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I prefer e pluribus unum. It captures the real spirit of the thing. From many places, people came together to create this country. It's simple, and beautiful.
 
I prefer e pluribus unum. It captures the real spirit of the thing. From many places, people came together to create this country. It's simple, and beautiful.

That wasn't the meaning that was intended. Up until the early 20th Century, the USA was widely considered to be primarily a country for white Anglo-Saxon Protestants. The "out of many, one" motto referred to many states coming together to make one federation.
 

tedio

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That wasn't the meaning that was intended. Up until the early 20th Century, the USA was widely considered to be primarily a country for white Anglo-Saxon Protestants. The "out of many, one" motto referred to many states coming together to make one federation.

I disagree with your assessment. Even at the time of the revolution, this was a diverse country. Germans, English, Irish, Scots, French, and soon after more. Clearly, this was a nation of many peoples melding to become one from the start.
 
New Hampshire got it RIGHT

I think it's hard to improve on New Hampshire's "Live Free or Die."
Nice and simple, with no overly pretentious Latin. Latin has its place--but the US Motto should be in English--clearly comprehensible to all, not just the ones that got a classic education.
 
I think it's hard to improve on New Hampshire's "Live Free or Die."
Nice and simple, with no overly pretentious Latin. Latin has its place--but the US Motto should be in English--clearly comprehensible to all, not just the ones that got a classic education.

I could see how it could be misused by radicals.
 
Mori aut Liberos Vivere is Live Free or Die in Latin.

I like something simple like Pariter Stamus, Together we Stand.

BY the way, this is all according to Google Translate.
 
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I prefer e pluribus unum. It captures the real spirit of the thing. From many places, people came together to create this country. It's simple, and beautiful.
That wasn't the meaning that was intended. Up until the early 20th Century, the USA was widely considered to be primarily a country for white Anglo-Saxon Protestants. The "out of many, one" motto referred to many states coming together to make one federation.

E pluribus unum looks as a good motto for a diverse nation, constitued of many states in an Union.

The other proposition could be Suum cuique (To each one's own), which could evoke an ideal of justice.
 
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