Religion in the United States Calvinist heritage. The modern official motto of the United States of America, as established in a 1956 law signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, is "In God We Trust". The phrase first appeared on U.S. coins in 1864. According to a 2002 survey by the Pew Research Center, nearly 6 in 10 Americans said that religion plays an important role in their lives, compared to 33% in Great Britain, 27% in Italy, 21% in Germany, 12% in Japan, and 11% in France. The survey report stated that the results showed America having a greater similarity to developing nations (where higher
Motto of the European Union 2001 « "our real strength lies in "unity in diversity"" », Italian rapporteur Giorgio Ruffolo on 4 September 2001 « "Therefore, the expression 'unity in diversity' has been chosen as the motto of the report" », Austrian member of the European Parliament Paul Rübig on 10 April 2002 « "Europe is, after all, about unity in diversity" » or Spanish Member of the European Parliament Raimon Obiols on 4 September 2003 « "Yesterday the President of the European Convention ended his speech by evoking the future European motto: united in diversity" ». In 2004, the motto was written into the