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What is the motto of the Tammany Society?

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Divided into 13 tribes, corresponding to the 13 states, it had as its motto "Freedom Our Rock" ; its rites and ceremonials were based on pseudo-Native American forms, and the titles of its officials were also pseudo-Native American.

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