Show united jailed states motto cr C 3 pluribus the latin phrase that has become our national mottu motto originally occurred in a poem entitled supposed by souie some to have been drittel by virgil it literally means one from many or from many one according I 1 t to the patti pathfinder magazine the continental con grass on july 4 1770 appointed franklin frankito john adams and jefferson a com cittee to chose a device for or the sea seal u of the united states of america and this committee consulted eugene alerre fu flu a west indian french man mail living in philadelphia aho lio ban some reputation as an artist and lie he submitted a device containing the above phrase usually however the motto Is attributed to jefferson i |