Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno  

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Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno is a Latin phrase that means One for all, all for one. It is the unofficial motto of Switzerland. A French version, Template:Lang, was made famous by Alexandre Dumas in the 1844 novel The Three Musketeers. The pattern "one for all" appears in verse 50 of John 11, where the high priest Caiaphas recognises "that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not". This attitude is taken up in the character of Arnold von Winkelried. "All for one", the second part of the phrase, finds in the practice of adherents of monotheistic faiths. God is one, 5 Moses 6:4. The Swiss Federal Charter starts with "In the name of the Lord" and ends with "In the year of the Lord 1291".


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