HISTORY: South Carolina’s mottoes
S.C. Encyclopedia | South Carolina has two official mottoes. These were engraved on the original great seal in 1777: “Animis opibusque parati” and “Dum spero spiro.”
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LETTER: Liked old tag motto better
Mary Heatherly, Spartanburg: “Whatever happened to “Smiling Faces, Beautiful Places,” which really gave a more positive spin to our state? Just wondering.”
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