Latin and Arkanasas

The Latin motto that I chose was Regnat populus, which is the state motto of Arkansas, one of the places I went over the summer. Regnat populus means, the people rule, it was chosen as the motto in 1863 when Arkansas entered statehood, but the origins are unknown. The motto itself, I feel, is very fitting because Arkansas has places like the Ozarks where you can be 10 miles from the next human, let alone the next town, and with that comes people doing whatever they want; in other words, the people rule Arkansas. Hunting is very popular there, so there isn't much contention to the people in who controls what, and because Arkansas was a territory up until the motto was chosen, which is another reason the people rule Arkansas.

- Keller Welton