United States national motto United States national motto The modern 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. The 1956 law was the first establishment of an official motto for the country, although E Pluribus Unum ("from many, one") was adopted by an Act of Congress in 1782 as the motto for the Seal of the United States and has been used on coins and paper money since 1795. A phrase similar to "In God We Trust" appears in
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