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Unofficial mottos of Poland
Poland has no official motto of the State, namely the one which is recognized as such by the Polish national law.However, there are some common phrases which appear commonly on banners, flags and other symbols of the Polish State....
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The phrase originated around 16th or 17th century in Poland, and is commonly associated with Polish patriotism
Patriotism
Patriotism is a devotion to one's country, excluding differences caused by the dependencies of the term's meaning upon context, geography and philosophy...
. It appeared on Polish military standards in the Second Polish Republic
Second Polish Republic
The Second Polish Republic, Second Commonwealth of Poland or interwar Poland refers to Poland between the two world wars; a period in Polish history in which Poland was restored as an independent state. Officially known as the Republic of Poland or the Commonwealth of Poland , the Polish state was...
in 1919 and is the most common phrase on currently issued military standards in Poland.
See also
- Za wolność Waszą i Naszą ("For your freedom and ours")