United States national motto the final stanza of "The Star-Spangled Banner". Written in 1814 by Francis Scott Key (and later adopted as the U.S. national anthem on March 3, 1931 by U.S. President Herbert Hoover), the song contains an early reference to a variation of the phrase: "And this be our motto: 'In God is our trust.'" The change from "E Pluribus Unum" to "In God We Trust" was generally considered uncontroversial at the time, given the rising influence of organized religion and pressures of the Cold War era in the 1950s. The 1956 law was one of several legislative actions Congress took to
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