Wasn't Lawton only a teenager in 1945?
That was when NH adopted ''Live Free or Die'' as the State Motto.
Bob was instrumental into its addition on our license plate... but not its enactment as our State Motto.
Cobalt made reference to the surround States' various mottoes.
Those States also do not use their motto as a marketing tagline for tourism.
Maine, whom we consider a primary competitor for tourism dollars (for FY2022 they brought in about $1.4 Billion more than NH... about 19/20% more) has the State motto ''Dirigo'', but has changed it tourism slogan over the years and never include any reference to its State's motto. Personally, I don't like ''Welcome Home''; but not being a Maine taxpayer... and not their target market... I guess it really doesn't matter.
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