Virtute et armis (Latin "By virtue and arms") is a state motto of Mississippi, accepted as an element of the state seal. It may have been suggested by the motto of Lord Gray De Wilton Virtute non armis fido ("I trust in virtue not arms"). Latin was the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... Here is a list of state mottos for the states of the United States. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Mississippi State Seal was adopted in 1798, when Mississippi was a United States Territory. ...
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By Valor and Arms
The translation of 'Virtute et Armis' is closer to 'Valor and Arms' (meaning valor in battle), and has also been translated to mean by 'Courage and Arms'.
The full original quote is quidquid id est timeo Danaos et dona ferentis, quidquid id est meaning "whatever it is" and ferentis being an archaic form of ferentes.
Preceded by moriamur et in media arma ruamus ("let us die even as we rush into the midst of battle") in Virgil's Aeneid, book 2, lines 353–354.
The original motto of Harvard, dating to its foundation, was veritas Christo et Ecclesiae ("truth for Christ and Church"); it was shortened to remove the religious implications.
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