Virtue, Liberty and Independence

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Virtue, Liberty and Independence is the official state motto of Pennsylvania, expressing its foundational ideals of moral character, freedom, and self-governance.


Statements (30)
Predicate Object
instanceOf official motto
state motto
appearsOn Great Seal of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania state flag
appliesTo Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
associatedWithEvent American Revolution
associatedWithPeriod 18th century American political thought
country United States
expressesConcept independence
liberty
virtue
followsMottoTraditionOf U.S. states
hasPart Independence
Liberty
Virtue
isMottoOf Pennsylvania
jurisdiction Pennsylvania
language English
represents foundational ideals of Pennsylvania
scriptType Latin alphabet
shortName Pennsylvania state motto
symbolizes freedom
moral character
self-governance
theme civic virtue
political independence
republicanism
usedBy government of Pennsylvania
usedInContext ceremonial representations of Pennsylvania
official state documents of Pennsylvania

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Pennsylvania
motto

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