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[[File:Aininseal.png|300px|thumb|right|The [[coat of arms of Ainin]], featuring the national motto]]
The '''national motto of [[Ainin]]''' is ''Veritas lux mea'' according to the [[Constitution of Ainin]]. {{wp|Latin}} for "The truth is my light", it was adopted in 1907 during the [[Social Revolution]], a period of rapid change in Aininian society that marked the end of the immediate post-Revolution era, replacing the republican rallying call of ''Ni roi, ni maître!'' (Neither king nor master!).

The motto of Ainin symbolises the idea that the Republic was founded on the belief in transparent government where truth guides decision-making instead of the corruption and tyranny that marked the [[Glorious Confederation]] and [[Antelopian Dynasty]].

== History ==
=== Delan Kingdom ===
The [[Delan Kingdom]] adopted an official motto around 1400 BC, being ''On was'lakskiy on mi'y il'' (simplified as ''On walakya, miy il'' after the [[Ainian language]] reforms of 152), literally meaning "One thousand islands, one king", and meaning that the [[Aininian Isles]] ("one thousand islands") all came under the supreme and divine authority of the King of the Delan Kingdom. The motto was rarely used in practice and fell into obscurity by 1250 BC. No motto was adopted after that.
=== The Two Kingdoms ===
The [[Western Delan Kingdom|Western]] and [[Eastern Delan Kingdom|Eastern Delan Kingdoms]] followed their predecessor state in not adopting an official state motto. However, King [[Fataryi IV]] of the Eastern Kingdom had as his personal motto ''Attayaka spar'' (roughly meaning "[[Bunidaburg|Attayaka]], centre of the universe"), symbolising the traditional belief that the city of Attayaka was at the centre of the universe and that it had a special place in nature. It was soon identified with the Eastern Delan Kingdom itself, as served as its de facto motto from 212 BC until 381 AD. After the arrival of the [[Francilie|Francesians]], {{wp|French language|French}} mottos appeared in both kingdoms. In 419 AD, the Eastern Delan Kingdom adopted the motto ''La foy ante tottus'' (modern spelling ''La foi avant tout'', roughly meaning "faith above all") and the Western Kingdom adopted the motto ''Fidélité pour le roy'' (Fealty to the King).

=== Glorious Confederation ===
=== Namorese Ainin ===
All mottos associated with the Aininian culture and state were outlawed in Namorese Ainin.

== Other Mottos ==
=== ''Ni roi, ni maître!'' ===
'''''Ni roi, ni maître!''''' (Neither king nor master!) was a rallying call used by republican troops during the second phase of the [[Aininian Revolution]], after the monarchist faction of the revolutionaries broke off and switched sides to join Namorese forces in combatting the revolution. The first part, "ni roi", refers to the republicans' rejection of the restoration of the [[Glorious Confederation]] as they perceived it as corrupt and maladministered, while the second part, "ni maître" refers to the revolutionaries' common ideal that the Aininian Isles should be ruled by an Aininian government and not by a foreign occupier that was master of the Aininian state's politics and internal administration.

=== ''La liberté ou la mort'' ===
=== ''Sous la grâce du seigneur'' ===
=== ''[[Maîtres chez nous]]'' ===

=== ''Pourquoi pas?'' ===


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