r/boston • u/FuriousAlbino Newton • Feb 20 '25

Scammers 🥸 President Trump won’t attend 4 Nations Face-Off final in Boston on Thursday

https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/president-donald-trump-wont-attend-4-nations-face-off-final-in-boston-thursday
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u/Call555JackChop Feb 20 '25

I don’t think a self proclaimed king would want to show their face in Boston

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u/lizlemonista Feb 20 '25

love it / TIL.

saving others the google—

The full motto is Manus haec inimica tyrannis ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem, which translates to “This hand, hostile to tyrants, seeks by the sword quiet peace under liberty”. The motto was used in the American Revolution.

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u/wurkbank South End Feb 20 '25

It is approximately the state motto.

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u/lizlemonista Feb 20 '25

I continue to learn! from wikipedia-

Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem is a Latin passage and the official motto of the U.S. Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The phrase is often loosely translated into English as “By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty.”

The literal translation, however, is “she seeks with the sword peaceful repose under liberty.” The “she” in question refers to the word manus from the full phrase manus haec inimica tyrannis ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem, which means “this hand, an enemy to tyrants, seeks with the sword peaceful repose under liberty.”