salus populi suprema lex esto

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sa·lus po·pu·li su·pre·ma lex es·to ˌsä-ˌlüs-ˈpȯ-pu̇-ˌlē-su̇-ˌprā-mä-ˌleks-ˈe-stō

: let the welfare of the people be the supreme law

—motto of Missouri

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