Fatti maschii, parole femine, Maryland's state motto, appears on the Great Seal of Maryland. Fatti maschii, parole femine is the state motto of Maryland. Sometimes mistaken for Latin, the language of many state mottos, it is actually Italian, although the proper spelling of the phrase is "Fatti maschi, parole femmine", making Maryland the only state with a motto in that language. The saying has been translated several ways, the literal and most common being "Manly deeds, womanly words." This presumably conveys the same message as Theodore Roosevelt's famous "speak softly and carry a big stick," and some argue that this meaning is better conveyed by translating the motto as "strong words, gentle deeds." Also, but rarely, offered as a translation is "Facts are male, words are female." State seal of Maryland. ...
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Great Seal of Maryland, reverse Obverse side of the Great Seal of Maryland The Great Seal of Maryland is the official government emblem of the State of Maryland in the United States. ...
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State nickname: Old Line State; Free State Other U.S. States Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Governor Robert L. Ehrlich (R) Senators Paul Sarbanes (D) Barbara Mikulski (D) Official language(s) English Area 32,160 km² (42nd) - Land 25,338 km² - Water 6,968 km² (21%) Population (2000) - Population 5...
Latin is an Indo-European language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ...
Theodore Roosevelt (October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919) was the 26th (1901–09) President of the United States. ...
The saying is the motto of the Calvert family (the Barons Baltimore) who first founded the Colony of Maryland. George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore made it his family's motto in 1622 and it appears that the saying was well known in 17th century England, where a contemporary of Calvert's translated it as "words are women; deeds are men". Interestingly, it has never formally been adopted by act of the General Assembly. Baron Baltimore is a defunct title in the Peerage of Ireland. ...
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There has been some controversy in Maryland over the use of the motto on official documents. In 1969 the Archivist of Maryland offered as a translation, "Deeds are manly, words are womanly" and this was actually written into law. But in the 1970s, one member of the General Assembly challenged the translation as sexist and suggested an alternate translation, which did not pass. However, the legislature did return in 1975 to the older translation, "manly deeds, womanly words." This is the way the motto is "loosely translated" in the laws describing the state seal. Great Seal of Maryland, reverse Obverse side of the Great Seal of Maryland The Great Seal of Maryland is the official government emblem of the State of Maryland in the United States. ...
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