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 | | In a tongue less pretentious, perhaps, than that employed by the State of New York in its motto,(19) Ohio seems to be conveying much the same message: "Higher." This is not the only aspect of the message Ohio seeks to convey, of course, but it is an important aspect of that message. |
 | | A much more credible interpretation of Ohio's motto is the one given by the defendant Attorney General of Ohio in her letter to constituents of July 26, 2000, written during her reelection campaign. |
 | | But the Ohio motto, according to the dissent, "conveys a sectarian view of God as interventionist, active, and omnipotent" - and official recognition of the power of the Ohio motto's God, it is suggested, does constitute an establishment of religion. |
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