In God We Trust In God We Trust "In God We Trust" is the official motto of the United States of America, Nicaragua, and of the U.S. state of Florida. It was adopted as the United States' motto in 1956 as a replacement or alternative to the unofficial motto of "E pluribus unum", which was adopted when the Great Seal of the United States was created and adopted in 1782. "In God We Trust" first appeared on the two-cent piece in 1864 and has appeared on paper currency since 1957. A law passed in a Joint Resolution by the 84th Congress (P.L. 84-140) and
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