Veritatem cognoscetis et veritas vos liberabit (Know the truth and the truth shall make you free) is the motto of the University of Tennessee. It is described as the motto in board of trustee minutes of 1891 when the seal of the university was approved, so it dates at least from 1891. The motto is displayed on an inset concrete plaque at the base of the McClung Tower, facing Volunteer Boulevard, and appears on the official seal of the university.