What is Virtue, Liberty and Independence?
{{wikify|date=July 2020}} '''''[[Virtue]], [[Liberty]], and [[Independence]]''''' is the state [[motto]] of [[Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Guide: State Symbols|url=https://www.pa.gov/guides/state-symbols/|access-date=2021-05-06|website=PA.Gov|language=en}}</ref> The motto of Pennsylvania was officially adopted in 1875.<ref>{{Cite web|title=What Is the State Motto of Pennsylvania? (with pictures)|url=http://www.wise-geek.com/what-is-the-state-motto-of-pennsylvania.htm|access-date=2021-05-06|website=www.wise-geek.com|language=en-US}}</ref> The [[meaning]] of the Pennsylvania state motto reflects the attitude and hope of the people of [[New York (state)|New York]] following the outbreak of the [[American Revolutionary War]] in 1775-1783. ==References== {{Reflist}} {{US-stub}} [[Category:Pennsylvania]] [[Category:State mottos of the United States]]