Esse quam videri

Esse quam videri is a Latin phrase that means "To be, rather than to seem". It has been used as a motto by a number of different groups. It is the state motto of North Carolina, adopted in 1893.

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"Esse quam videri" plaque on monument to Revolutionary War officer Joseph Winston, Guilford Courthouse National Military Park, Greensboro, North Carolina
Great Seal of North Carolina with the state motto Esse quam videri.

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