E PLURIBUS UNUM

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E pluribus unum out of many, one. Unfortunately, God is not able to enlighten all efforts for us to eradicate racism. and hate.

Violence is met with violence; hatred, with hatred. ‘Why must to defend, protect, or raise one group, another is cast down. We are one nation under God and must remain indivisible with justice for all.

E Pluribus Unum is Latin for "out of many, one." Sometimes it is translated more loosely as "one from many." E Pluribus Unum was once the motto of the United States of America and referenced the fact that the cohesive single nation was formed as the result of the thirteen smaller colonies joining together.

The motto E Pluribus Unum was first proposed by the U.S. Continental Congress in 1782, for use on the Great Seal of the United States. The immediate inspiration for the use of this term is believed to be Gentlemen's Magazine published in England beginning in the early 18th century. It was a very influential magazine among the intellectual elite. 

  • Just as the U.S. has thirteen original colonies, E Pluribus Unum has thirteen letters in it.
  • The phrase ex pluribus unum goes back to ancient times, and Saint Augustine used it in his c. 397-398 Confessions (Book IV.)
  • It has been used by the Scoutspataljon, a professional infantry battalion of the Estonian Defence Forces, since 1918.
  • E Pluribus Unum still appears on U.S. coins even though it is no longer the official national motto! The United States Congress gave that honor to In God We Trust in 1956 by an Act of Congress (36 U.S.C. § 302).
  • In the 1939 film The Wizard Of Oz, the Wizard gives the Scarecrow a Diploma from The Society of E Pluribus Unum.
  • E Pluribus Unum was first used on the 1795 Liberty Cap-Heraldic Eagle gold $5 piece.

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