Talk:List of state mottos
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Error re Chile?
Chile is listed twice. I suspect that the latter is incorrect, but I am not sure enough to change it. If both are correct, then the Chile page ought to be modified.
Tim Ivorson 19:36, 21 Dec 2003 (UTC)
Why is this at state mottos instead of national mottos? -- Zoe
- Because the Canadian provinces and American states are not countries, but they are states (i.e. territories with governments). - Montréalais
And why isn't "mottoes" spelled correctly, according to the standard form for words with a singular ending in "-o", e.g. potatoes, heroes? (If there is a sound reason, I'm sure it would console Dan Quayle.) PML.
- My dictionary gives both mottos and mottoes. - Montréalais
- A bit dated, but Webster's 1913 gives only "mottoes", though I must admit my knee-jerk would have been to use "mottos". -- John Owens
ireland?
why are some countries not on the list? specifically ireland?
[Try! (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=List_of_state_mottos&action=edit)
- Because no contributor to this page has yet found a motto for some countries. If you know one, add it. - Montrealais
Poland
Poland does not have any national motto. The slogan found on this page (Honor i Ojczyzna) used to be a military motto found on many military units flags in the WWII-era. However, both Polish constitution and Law on National Symbols are quite clear that there are no national mottos. I suggest editing this part out.Halibutt 15:15, 3 Mar 2004 (UTC)
- Honor i Ojczyzna or Bóg, Honor i Ojczyzna ?
- How about this one: Jeszcze Polska nie zginela ?
- Neither is a "state" motto, though.
- Wojsyl 17:12, 3 Apr 2005 (UTC)
National Motto of Iran
There is a dispute if there exists a national motto of Iran. I could not find any source confirming the existance of a national motto for Iran. Although the motto "Allah-u Akbar" is a part of the official flag according to the Iranian constitution, it is not called the official motto anywhere. I would appreciate if someone could find the original source. Roozbeh 15:41, 10 Apr 2004 (UTC)
United States
Is "In God We Trust" really a national motto? While it does appear on all US currency, I'm not sure if it's been given official status as a motto by Congress. Satori 22:52, May 3, 2004 (UTC)
Australia's Motto
If you must know, the Australian motto is "Fuck It All"
how about mottos of past countries?
There were some countries that had mottos, but those countries don't exist anymore, at least in the way they were. For instance, France, when it was under Germany (at least the northern part) had this motto "Travail, Famille, Patrie" (Work, Family, Country), which is not used anymore. Similarly, Yougoslavia had also as motto "Bratstvo i jedinstvo" (Serbian) / "Bratstvo in enotnost" (Slovenian) -"Brotherhood and unity".
It's just, I don't know whether to create a new page for that or add it on this page. I think if nobody else comments on it or actually creates it in the database, I'll add it to this page one of these days.
- I vote for adding them, myself. (PS: could people sign/date their contribs here?—four tildes does the trick! I might be making myself look silly by looking at something three years old) 203.82.183.147 13:19, 24 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Thailand National Motto
I don't think 'Land of Smile' is Thailand national motto. Although it is commonly used. Should the national motto be official? I think 'Land of Smile'is just a slogan.
Victoria, Australia Motto
I think the real motto for the Victoria state in Australia is "the place to be". I have been living here for five months and I have seen in every ad sponsored by the Victorian government. I had never heard "peace and prosperity" in any Victorian goverment sponsored activity or ad. If you visit the victorian government page (http://www.vic.gov.au) "the place to be" appears in the Victorian logo. Based on that, I changed the motto to "the place to be". shinaco 10:10, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)