[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Your State Motto.... (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 10/23/2002 1:34:37 PM EDT
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Iowa's is [b]"Our liberties we prize, and our rights we will maintain."[/b] I have always liked it. [img]http://www.50states.com/flag/image/nunst022.gif[/img] What is yours? Aviator |
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TEXAS: BRAAAHHHPP! Dayyum, that's sum good chili! Actually, it's "Friendship", I just happen to love chili. The word Friendship was adopted as the Texas state motto by the Forty-first Texas Legislature in February 1930. The word was probably chosen because the name Texas or Tejas was the Spanish pronunciation of a Caddo Indian word sometimes translated to mean "friends" or "allies." |
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"She Flies With Her Own Wings" is Oregon's. Translated, it means "Hey Washington! Neener, neener, we can have Class III!" [50][heavy][uzi] The history of the motto is [url=http://www.leg.state.or.us/history/motto.htm]here[/url] State Motto Timeline 1854 “She Flies With Her Own Wings” 1957 “The Union” 1987 “She Flies With Her Own Wings” “She Flies with Her Own Wings” was adopted by the 1987 Legislature as the state motto. The phrase was written by Judge Jessie Quinn Thornton and translated into Latin for the territorial seal in 1854. “Alis Volat Propiis” is the Latin translation. Chapter 848, 1987 Oregon Laws, most clearly describes the events that led to the choice for the state’s motto in 1854. “Relating to the state motto; amending ORS 186.040. Whereas the spring of 1843 found the Oregon County politically unorganized and its inhabitants in disagreement over whether their future lay beneath the wing of Britain or that of the United States; and Whereas on the second day of May in that year of 1843, the settlers of the Oregon Country gathered at the settlement of Champoeg and voted, by division of those present, to form a provisional government dependent upon neither Britain nor the United States, but dependent only upon the inherent political authority of its own people; and Whereas the Oregon Territorial Legislature, on January 18, 1854, recognized this seminal event in the history of the Oregon Country by adopting as the motto of the Oregon Territory the Latin phrase, “Alis Volat Propiis,” which, in English, means “She flies with her own wings”; and Whereas the motto appropriately reflected the independent character of the Oregon pioneer settlers who established their own government, …” In 1957, the motto was changed to “The Union.” According to former Senate historian Cecil Edwards, “The Union” goes back to earlier years in Oregon when citizens “were torn over the issue of slavery.”1 Senate historian Cecil Edwards, Secretary of State Barbara Roberts and former state Senate President Jason Boe were the sponsors for the 1987 Senate Bill 1036 which proposed changing the motto back to “She Flies With Her Own Wings.” Supporters of the bill felt that “She Flies With Her Own Wings” reflected Oregon’s tradition of independence and innovation. Sen. Frank Roberts said that Oregon was the first in many areas including the bottle bill and the public beach access bill. In addition Oregon was the first in some national issues among which were providing for the recall of public officials in 1908, statewide voter registration in 1899 and the first celebration of Labor Day. 1.”Senate Historian Backs Gutsy Motto,” Statesman Journal, May 12, 1987, Page 4C “She Flies With Her Own Wings; New Motto Describes the Oregon of Today,” Statesman Journal, June 22, 1987, Page 6A “Senate Approves Reclaiming Motto.” Statesman Journal, May 28, 1987, Page 6C edited to fiddle with formatting and to add a smiley |
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Quoted: Rhode Island: We may be the smallest state, but we're better than you! No, wait... We may be the smallest state, but what's size got to do with it? No, really... We are the smallest state, with the shortest motto. Our motto is "Hope" Hey, Roger Williams is an ancestor of mine on my dad's side. So RI is ok by me! |
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Quoted: TEXAS: Actually, it's "Friendship", I just happen to love chili. The word Friendship was adopted as the Texas state motto by the Forty-first Texas Legislature in February 1930. I read a hilarious column by Molly Ivins when the Texas legislature was debating whether to put "The Lone Star State" or "The Friendship State" on the new issue of license plates. In the debate, a legislator asked "The Friendship state? Hell, why dont we just put "The Gay Rights State" on it instead? LMFAO!!! |
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Beer Slayer passed on Alabama's Official Motto, but we also use (used) "The Heart of Dixie" and it was on our standard license plates. Apparently, that made somebody cry so now we no longer acknowledge the "D-word"... This in a state where a predominately black college can have a tag with a nice gazebo or some like structure with diagonally falling streaks of rain... All in the color black. I asked a alum and he told me it represented black rain... as in Black Reign. Nice, eh? |
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Quoted: TEXAS: The word Friendship was adopted as the Texas state motto by the Forty-first Texas Legislature in February 1930. The word was probably chosen because the name Texas or Tejas was the Spanish pronunciation of a Caddo Indian word sometimes translated to mean "friends" or "allies." And the Caddo word was chosen because the other tribes in South Texas were busy eating all the settlers and it was something better forgotten. Thankfully the cannibals and then the Comanches fostered our gun attitudes that still mostly survive today :') |