Salus populi suprema lex esto
Salus populi suprema lex esto (Latin "The safety of the people should be the supreme law," or "The welfare of the people shall be the supreme law") is found in Cicero's De Legibus (book III, part III, sub. VIII).[1] It is the state motto of Missouri.[2] It is part of its state seal.[3] Also cited in a 1764 essay by James Otis (1725-1783) Rights of the British Colonies Asserted and Proved
Motto[change | change source]
It is the motto of:
- Lewisham
- Eastleigh
- Harrow
- Lytham St. Anne's
- The city of Manassas Park, Virginia
- The Duquesne University School of Law
- Vlaams Belang political group in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Gabriel Adeleye; Kofi Acquah-Dadzie, World Dictionary of Foreign Expressions: A Resource for Readers and Writers (Wauconda, IL: Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, 1999), p. 351
- ↑ Mark Walker, Annus Horribilis: Latin for Everyday Life (Stroud: History Press, 2010), p. 64
- ↑ Office of the Secretary of State, Official Manual of the State of Missouri (Jefferson City, 1899), p. 438
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