Seals Quotes



Regulation had been adopted to make sure that certain products were made to standards and appropriate quality. A small fee was taken by the regulator to attest to the quality and place a seal on it. However, the system degenerated into a system where one had to pay the fee and everything passed inspection without regard for quality. Child was one of the first observers of the criticality of implementation of regulatory schemes and the danger that a regulatory system was vulnerable to corruption.


This was the date that Lord Baltimore, founder of Maryland, adopted the family coat of arms with the motto, which was an Italian proverb, used by Pope Clement VII in the 16th century. This is the only State Seal which adopted and Italian phrase. Maryland was founded as a Catholic colony and the many of the Roman Catholics of Europe spoke Italian. Other translations have been given as “Strong deeds, gentle words”, but we have given the literal translation of the time.