Mississippi (March 23, 2001) Governor Ronnie Musgrove signed a bill into law requiring public schools to display the U.S. National Motto "In God We Trust," which was approved by Congress in 1956 and appears on U.S. currency. In spite of threats by the ACLU, Governor Ronnie Musgrove signed the bill, stating:
<Our nation was founded as a godly nation and we put it on our money, "In God We Trust."> 2001MS001
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2001MS001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). Mississippi, March 23, 2001, Governor Ronnie Musgrove signed a bill into law requiring public schools to display the U.S. National Motto "In God We Trust." Saint Louis MetroVoice (P.O. Box 220010, St. Louis, MO 63122), Vol. 11, No. 5, May 2001, p. 6.