… When the many be corrupted and wicked in deed, unequal to them remain.

When set against you in all they seek, defend without refrain. 

But when the many be just and true and good in all, not unequal to them remain.

Only then, with those in that alike, shall you find equal in God’s domain.

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Inscription on the cannon reads: Nec pluribus impar: “Not unequal to many”

A Latin motto adopted by Louis XIV of France from 1658.

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Belvoir Castle, Vale of Belvoir, Leicestershire, England, U.K. ~ 12 February 2023