New York State Motto

New York State Motto

For my motto blog post I chose the state of New York. The state motto for New York is " Excelsior", which translates to higher or "ever upward". The original use of the motto was to describe the land in NY and can be found on the bottom of the state seal. I think New York could've used a better motto for its state. At least now in more modern times, New York is seen as New York City where the statue of liberty is, so I think a better motto could be liberty. This would be a better motto because it focuses on some of New York history also since the statue of liberty was a gift from France. Another good motto could've been the city of dreams or something because many people go to New York to follow their dreams of acting or other performing arts. Overall I think it is cool how New York's motto is in Latin even though they could've chosen a better one. ( Below is a picture of the New York Seal with the motto at the bottom)

-Samantha W