unrelated but Massachusetts does have the best motto in the union: she seeks with the sword peaceful repose under liberty
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the full quote its from goes even harder: "manus haec inimica tyrannis ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem" which means "this hand, an enemy to tyrants, seeks with the sword peaceful repose under liberty"
aug 25, 2025, 5:27 pm • 81 13 • view
Also a fun use of the older indigenous Latin word, ensis (-is) for sword rather than the later word, probably imported, gladius (-ii). By the time our Latin literature really fills out, the loanword, gladius, had largely chased out ensis from all but poetry.
aug 25, 2025, 5:31 pm • 16 0 • view
THIS HAND *flips the bird* AN ENEMY TO TYRANTS
aug 25, 2025, 5:28 pm • 49 4 • view
new t-shirt incoming
aug 25, 2025, 5:29 pm • 2 0 • view
Ok, that might beat VA's "Sic Semper Tyranus" with Athena stomping on a Roman.
aug 25, 2025, 5:30 pm • 6 0 • view
It's Virtus and Tryranny (designed to look like King George III) Also, it's the only state flag with a nipple and toes.
aug 25, 2025, 5:47 pm • 10 0 • view
Well, TIL. I did know about being the only state flag that flashed boob, though.
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The old state seal had the motto "En Dat Virginia Quintam" or "Behold, Virginia gives the fifth." A reference to the four claimed crowns of the British monarchs (England, Scotland, Ireland, and France) and the colony's Royalist tendencies that also gave it the name "The Old Dominion."
aug 25, 2025, 5:56 pm • 2 0 • view
Yeah why do we need a new motto? I only knew we were shopping for a new flag.
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