Salus populi suprema lex esto

Salus populi suprema lex esto (Latin "The safety of the people should be the supreme law," or "The welfare of the people shall be the supreme law") is found in Cicero's De Legibus (book III, part III, sub. VIII).Gabriel Adeleye; Kofi Acquah-Dadzie, World Dictionary of Foreign Expressions: A Resource for Readers and Writers (Wauconda, IL: Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, 1999), p. 351 It is the state motto of Missouri.Mark Walker, Annus Horribilis: Latin for Everyday Life (Stroud: History Press, 2010), p. 64  It is part of its state seal.Office of the Secretary of State, Official Manual of the State of Missouri (Jefferson City, 1899), p. 438 Also cited in a 1764 essay by James Otis (1725-1783) Rights of the British Colonies Asserted and Proved  

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It is the motto of:
 Lewisham
 Eastleigh
 Harrow
 Lytham St. Anne's
 The city of Manassas Park, Virginia
 The Duquesne University School of Law
 Vlaams Belang political group in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives

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