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Dates: during 2008-2008
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...topped with an ironwork trellis. At the center of the trellis, a lone Native American stares out enigmatically from a shield, a star over his right shoulder. Above his head a disembodied hand clutches a sword. Below, engraved on a banner, is the inscription, “ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem,” a Latin phrase meaning, “by the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty...

Author: By Garrett G.D. Nelson | Title: The Semiotics of the Seal | 3/14/2008 | See Source »

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