![]() The phrase is similar to a Latin translation of a variation of Heraclitus's tenth fragment, "The one is made up of all things, and all things issue from the one" ( ἐκ πάντων ἓν καὶ ἐξ ἑνὸς πάντα). This usage in turn can be traced back to the London-based Huguenot Peter Anthony Motteux, who had employed the adage for his The Gentleman's Journal, or the Monthly Miscellany (1692–1694). ![]() At the time of the American Revolution, the phrase appeared regularly on the title page of the London-based Gentleman's Magazine, founded in 1731, which collected articles from many sources into one periodical. The 13-letter motto was suggested in 1776 by Pierre Eugene du Simitiere to the committee responsible for developing the seal. It is emblazoned across the scroll and clenched in the eagle's beak on the Great Seal of the United States. The meaning of the phrase originates from the concept that out of the union of the original Thirteen Colonies emerged a new single nation. The shields with 13 initials of the colonies surrounding symbols for the six origin nations England (rose), Scotland (thistle), Ireland (harp), Holland (The Netherlands) (lion), France (fleur-de-lis), and Germany (eagle) linked together with motto. Original 1776 design for the Great Seal by Pierre Eugene du Simitiere. That the phrase "E pluribus unum" has thirteen letters makes its use symbolic of the original Thirteen Colonies which rebelled against the rule of the Kingdom of Great Britain and became the first thirteen states, represented today as the thirteen stripes on the US flag. Resolution 396), adopting " In God We Trust" as the official motto. ![]() While its status as national motto was for many years unofficial, E pluribus unum was still considered the de facto motto of the United States from its early history. E pluribus unum included in the Great Seal of the United States, being one of the nation's mottos at the time of the seal's creationĮ pluribus unum ( / iː ˈ p l ɜːr ɪ b ə s ˈ uː n ə m/ ee PLUR-ib-əs OO-nəm, Classical Latin:, Latin pronunciation: ) – Latin for " Out of many, one" (also translated as "One out of many" or "One from many" ) – is a traditional motto of the United States, appearing on the Great Seal along with Annuit cœptis (Latin for "he approves the undertaking ") and Novus ordo seclorum (Latin for "New order of the ages") which appear on the reverse of the Great Seal its inclusion on the seal was approved in an act of the U.S.
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