1C - Mottos

“Out of many, one”; proposed to Congress in 1782 to use on the Great Seal of the United States; appears on most government tender and seals; the motto symbolizes the 13 original States uniting together to form one represented body.

became the official motto of the U.S. in 1956 at the height of the Cold War.  Under communist rule the Soviets banned churches and declared the state religion was atheism.  The feeling at the time in the motto “In God we Trust” separated Americans from the Godless communist.