Vermont Debates Adopting Latin Motto

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February 18, 2015

Vermont lawmakers are deciding whether to adopt what many other states already have: a Latin motto.

The state already has a motto in English, "Freedom and Unity," but a 15-year-old Latin scholar has been lobbying for an additional phrase, which she found on an old coin.

From the Here & Now Contributors Network, Charlotte Albright of Vermont Public Radio reports.

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Charlotte Albright, reporter for Vermont Public Radio. She tweets @VPRAlbright.

This segment aired on February 18, 2015.