08-02-2023, 11:09 PM
DeusxMac wrote:
"'In God We Trust'... is the official motto of the United States as well as the motto of the U.S. state of Florida. It was adopted by the U.S. Congress in 1956, replacing E pluribus unum ("Out of many, one"), which had been the de facto motto since the initial design of the Great Seal of the United States."
Adopted just within the lifetime of many folks here at this forum.
E pluribus unum had been the motto of the United States since 1789; for 167 years!
So much for the intentions of the Founding Fathers. :censor:
A relic of the Cold War and anti-communist sentiment.
The ghost of Joe McCarthy is quite pleased this day.