List of National Mottos - P

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  • Pakistan: ايمان، اتحاد، نظم (Urdu, "Faith, Unity, Discipline")
  • Palau: Republic of Palau
  • Panama: Pro mundi beneficio (Latin, For the benefit of the world)
  • Papua New Guinea: Unity in Diversity
  • Paraguay: Paz y justicia (Spanish, Peace and justice)
  • Peru: Firme y feliz por la unión (Spanish, "Steady and happy for the union").
  • Philippines: Maka-Diyos, Makatao, Makakalikasan at Makabansa (Tagalog, For God, People, Nature and Country)
    • Philippines (Fourth Republic): Isang Bansa, Isang Diwa (Filipino: "One Country, One Spirit"). Abandoned after the 1986 People Power Revolution.
  • Poland: No official motto. Unofficial mottos of Poland include: Za wolność Naszą i Waszą (Polish, "For our freedom and yours"); and Bóg, Honor, Ojczyzna (God, Honour, Fatherland).
  • Portugal: No official motto.
    • Kingdom of Portugal: In Hoc Signo Vinces (Latin, "In this sign you shall conquer"). In a legend told in the national epic Os Lusiadas by Luís Vaz de Camões, the first King of Portugal saw the Quinas (the five blue inescutcheons with silver bezants) during the Battle of Ourique. The usage of this motto is well documented on coins, monuments and documents.
  • Puerto Rico: Joannes est nomen ejus (Latin, "John is his name"). Taken from the Vulgate translation of Luke 1:63, referring to the fact that the island's former name was "San Juan" (now the capital's name) in honour of Saint John the Baptist.

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